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Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Court House

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United States historic place
US Court House – Aiken, South Carolina
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
a faded image of a courthouse from 1935The Courthouse in 1935
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Location223 Park Ave., SE, Aiken, South Carolina
Coordinates33°33′32″N 81°43′23″W / 33.55889°N 81.72306°W / 33.55889; -81.72306
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.03001288
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2003

The Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Court House is located in Aiken, South Carolina. It is significant for its association with the many federal construction programs of the Great Depression era. The building, designed by Columbia, South Carolina architects Lafaye and Lafaye, is an excellent example of a Georgian Revival building, a style often used during the 1920s and 1930s for government buildings in smaller towns. The Court House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2003.

The building was named for District Court judge Charles Earl Simons Jr. in 1986.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jensen, Jeffrey M.; Staci Catron-Sullivan (November 27, 2001). "United States Court House - Aiken, south Carolina" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. "United States Court House, Aiken County (223 Park Ave., S.W., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

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