Joye Cottage
Joye Cottage is one of the oldest, and largest winter retreats in Aiken, South Carolina. Most of the sprawling property dates to 1897, when William Collins Whitney purchased the property and remodeled it extensively.Photo: Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
- Address: 129 First Avenue, Aiken, SC 29801
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coker Spring and Legare-Morgan House.
Coker Spring
Spring
Photo: Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coker Spring is a fresh water spring located on Coker Spring Road in Aiken, South Carolina. This spring is formed by a "junction" where the water table intersects the ground surface and according to archaeological remains, has been used since prehistoric times. Coker Spring is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Joye Cottage.
Legare-Morgan House
Historic house
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The Legare-Morgan House is a one-story clapboard structure built in Aiken, South Carolina around 1835. From 1850 to 1859 it was the home of the artist, poet and inventor, James Mathews Legare. Legare-Morgan House is situated 1,800 feet north of Joye Cottage.
Chinaberry
House
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Chinaberry, also known as Williams-Converse House, is a house in Aiken, South Carolina that was built in 1824. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. A skirmish in the Civil War occurred in the front yard of the property. Chinaberry is situated 760 feet east of Joye Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aiken and Warrenville.
Aiken
Photo: Savannah River Site, Public domain.
Aiken is the most populous city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. According to 2020 census, the population was 32,025, making it the 15th-most populous city in South Carolina, and one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area.
Warrenville
Village
Warrenville is a census-designated place in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is located just south of Graniteville and is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Warrenville is situated 4½ miles west of Joye Cottage.
Graniteville
Town
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Graniteville is a census-designated place in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,614 at the 2010 census. It lies along U.S. Route 1, five miles west of Aiken in Horse Creek Valley, which originates in the nearby town of Vaucluse. Graniteville is situated 5 miles west of Joye Cottage.
Joye Cottage
- Categories: house, building, historic site, and historic house
- Location: Aiken, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.55352° or 33° 33′ 13″ northLongitude
-81.72382° or 81° 43′ 26″ westInception
1897Open location code
865WH73G+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1125090078OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseWikidata ID
Q6297692
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In Other Languages
“Joye Cottage” goes by many names.
- French: “Joye Cottage”
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