Whitehall (Aiken County, South Carolina) facts for kids
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| Location | 902 Magnolia St., Aiken, South Carolina |
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| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Irvin, Willis |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Aiken Winter Colony TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000527 |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 1984 |
Whitehall is a beautiful old house in Aiken, South Carolina. It was built around 1928. A very important person named Robert R. McCormick had it built. He was one of the owners of a famous newspaper, the Chicago Tribune.
The Story of Whitehall
This special house was designed by an architect named Willis Irvin. He was from Augusta, Georgia. His design for Whitehall was so good that it won a gold medal in 1929! This was at a big architecture show.
Building a New House
The house you see today is made of brick. It has a "U" shape. It was built on the old foundation of a house that burned down. Some people believe that fancy wooden decorations inside came from the home of John C. Calhoun's daughter. He was a famous American politician. Whitehall got its name from an even older estate that was once on this land.
What Does It Look Like?
Whitehall is built in a style called Georgian Revival. This means it looks like older, grand houses from the Georgian era. Each of its three parts has a sloped roof. The two parts that stick out have triangle-shaped tops. They also have fancy decorations under the roof.
The middle part of the house has a grand entrance. It has a porch with columns. Above the main door, there is a round window shaped like a fan. There are also tall windows on the sides of the door. All the windows have six panes of glass on the top and six on the bottom. They also have decorative frames.
Whitehall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1984. This means it is a very important historical building. The area around the house used to be part of Robert R. McCormick's large property.
