Gov. William Aiken House

Gov. William Aiken House

Gov. William Aiken House
Location 48 Elizabeth St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°47′29″N 79°56′6″W / 32.79139°N 79.93500°W / 32.79139; -79.93500Coordinates: 32°47′29″N 79°56′6″W / 32.79139°N 79.93500°W / 32.79139; -79.93500
Area less than one acre
Built 1820
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 77001216
Added to NRHP November 21, 1977[1]

The Gov. William Aiken House, also known as the Aiken-Rhett House, or the Robinson-Aiken House, is a home built in 1820 at 48 Elizabeth Street in Charleston, South Carolina.[2]

It was a home of William Aiken, Jr., a governor of South Carolina, and before that was a home of his father, the railroad company owner William Aiken.[3]

Gov. William Aiken House

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Historic Charleston Foundation owns and operates the Aiken-Rhett House as a historic house museum, as well as the Nathaniel Russell House.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ McNulty, Kappy (March 15, 1977). "Governor William Aiken House, Robinson-Aiken House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Governor William Aiken House, Charleston County (48 Elizabeth St., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
External video
Fly-through of Robinson-Aiken House (Double Parlor), Charleston, SC, HABS February 4, 2014


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