Gov. William Aiken House
The Gov. William Aiken House was built in 1820 at 48 Elizabeth Street, in the Wraggborough neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina. Despite being known for its association with Gov.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: United States historic place
- Also known as: “Robinson-Aiken House”, “The Aiken-Rhett House”, “The Governor William Aiken House”, and “The Robinson-Aiken House”
- Address: 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, SC 29403
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tiedemann Park and Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Tiedemann Park
Park
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Tiedemann Park is situated 430 feet southeast of Gov. William Aiken House.
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Church
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, colloquially Mother Emanuel, is a church in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1817. It is the oldest AME church in the Southern United States; founded the previous year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, AME was the first independent black denomination in the nation. Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1,500 feet south of Gov. William Aiken House.
Second Presbyterian Church
Church
The Second Presbyterian Church is the fourth oldest church in Charleston, South Carolina. Second Presbyterian Church is situated 990 feet south of Gov. William Aiken House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wraggborough and Hampstead Village.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Hampstead Village
Quarter
Hampstead Village is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where Hampstead Village is today.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.
Gov. William Aiken House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.79146° or 32° 47′ 29″ northLongitude
-79.93486° or 79° 56′ 6″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Inception
1820Levels
4Height
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
8742Q3R8+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 446622939OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q5588541
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Gov. William Aiken House” goes by many names.
- French: “Gov. William Aiken House”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gov. William Aiken House”
- Norwegian: “Gov. William Aiken House”
- Spanish: “Casa del gobernador William Aiken”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Aiken-Rhett House Museum and Tiedemann Nature Center.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Aiken-Rhett House Slave Building and Kitchens and The Aiken-Rhett House Service Building and Stable.
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