Chinaberry (Aiken, South Carolina)

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Location441 York St., SE, Aiken, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°33′11″N81°43′18″W / 33.55306°N 81.72167°W / 33.55306; -81.72167 Coordinates: 33°33′11″N81°43′18″W / 33.55306°N 81.72167°W / 33.55306; -81.72167
Built1824
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003826 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1982

Chinaberry, also known as Williams-Converse House, is a house in Aiken, South Carolina that was built in 1824. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

A skirmish in the Civil War occurred in the front yard of the property. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Farrie, Sally; Helen Randall; Margaret Marion (1981). "Chinaberry (Williams-Converse House)" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service . Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. "Chinaberry, Aiken County (441 York St., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State. Works Progress Administration. p. 162. ISBN   9780403021895.