Whitehall is a historic home located at
Aiken,
South Carolina. It was constructed about 1928 for
Robert R. McCormick, one of the owners of the ''
Chicago Tribune''.
The house was designed by Willis Irvin of
Augusta, who won a gold medal for Domestic Work at the 1929 Southern Architectural Exhibition with its design. The one-story, brick, U-shaped house was built on the foundation of an earlier, two-story house that had been destroyed by a fire. It is believed that some of the ornate interior woodwork came from the home of
John C. Calhoun
John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...
’s daughter. Whitehall gets its name from the old Whitehall estate on the ruins of which this house was constructed.
Whitehall is a
Georgian Revival residence. Each of the three sections has a
gabled roof. The two projecting wings are
pedimented and have a boxed cornice with block
modillion
A modillion is an ornate bracket, more horizontal in shape and less imposing than a corbel. They are often seen underneath a cornice which it helps to support. Modillions are more elaborate than dentils (literally translated as small teeth). All ...
s, round vents and
Doric Doric may refer to:
* Doric, of or relating to the Dorians of ancient Greece
** Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians
* Doric order, a style of ancient Greek architecture
* Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode
* Doric dialect (Scotland)
* Doric ...
pilasters at the corners. The central section features a pedimented Doric portico sheltering a central entrance with a semicircular
fanlight
A fanlight is a form of lunette window, often semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan. It is placed over another window or a doorway, and is sometimes hinged to a transom. Th ...
and sidelights. A Doric entablature extends across the central section. Fenestration is regular six over six with
dentiled architraves. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1984.
The residential area now surrounding this house was once part of the estate of Robert R. McCormick.
References
External links
"Historic Aiken Tour"
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Georgian Revival architecture in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1928
Houses in Aiken County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Aiken County, South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Aiken, South Carolina
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