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Join the Historic Aiken Foundation on April 28 to: – Present awards to preservation/restoration projects- Honor Jane Vaughters- Hear a short lecture about the remarkable Eulalie Salley A reception featuring food by Board in Aiken will follow. Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024Time: 3:00
Reminder – This Sunday!!!
Join the Aiken County Historical Society and the Historic Aiken Foundation as they recognize the Johnson-McGhee Building! The event will start with guest speakers Linda Johnson and Bill McGhee, who will tell the remarkable story of the building, the McGhee
Preservation of the Charles I Simons Federal Courthouse
CONGRATULATIONS to the Aiken County administrators on acquiring the Charles E. Simons Federal Courthouse on Park Ave! Built in 1935, the courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and is characterized by an imposing Georgian Revival exterior, an
A step forward for the Hotel Aiken!
The City has issued a Request for Qualifications to hire a professional broker experienced in marketing historic properties. That experience is important – the hotel deserves a broker who appreciates the challenges of historic renovations, has contacts in that industry,
Mark Your Calendar for January 21!
LECTURE! HAF is co-hosting Howard Wayt, who will tell about Aiken’s early railroad and its Inclined Plane and how it played a critical role in Aiken’s founding. Afterward, Howard will lead a field trip to the new Inclined Plane model
McGhee Block Announcement
Exciting news for the 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆/ 𝑴𝒄𝑮𝒉𝒆𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈! Last Friday, after a year of work by the Historic Aiken Foundation and Kristopher King/Architectural Historian, the SC State Board for the National Register of Historic Places approved the nomination of this
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