Joye Cottage

Joye Cottage
Location 463 Whiskey Rd. and 129 1st Ave., Aiken, South Carolina
Area 5.0 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1897
Architectural style Prairie School, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 80003651[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 1980

Joye Cottage is one of the oldest, and largest, of Aiken’s winter retreats.[2][3] Most of the sprawling property dates to 1897, when William Collins Whitney purchased the property and remodeled it extensively.[4] It now includes a main house, a stable, a greenhouse, a laundry house, a couple of one-story cottages, and a squash court. The property, which is located in Aiken, South Carolina, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Wells, John; Suzanne Pickens; Martha Walker (July 9, 1980). "Joye Cottage" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. "Joye Cottage, Aiken County (463 Whiskey Rd. & 129 1st Ave., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/aiken/S10817702012/


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