William Aiken House (456 King Street)

Description

Four B&W photographs of the William Aiken House (456 King Street):

a-c: Views of exterior. Typed on back of Photos B and C: "The Charleston Division offices of the Southern Railway System of Charleston, S.C., occupies this 150-year-old mansion once owned by William Aiken, first president of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, a predecessor of the Southern. Later occupied by his son, Governor Aiken of South Carolina, it was acquired by the SCC&RR Co. in 1830 and is now one of the showplaces of Charleston."

d: Office (interior) with man seated at desk. Fireplace and mantel at left. Shows the decorative door surrounds, trim, and ceiling ornamentation.

Identified as being News & Courier reprints.