Aiken Institute
N 33° 33.366 W 081° 43.258
17S E 433074 N 3713171
This marker is located just outside of the Aiken Library.
Waymark Code: WM7MDH
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2009
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The Aiken Institute, which gave this area the name of "Institute Hill," was chartered in 1888. The main building, designed by I.F. Goodrich in 1891, includes a wing added in 1913. All grades attended the Institute until 1937, when a new high school was built and this became Aiken Elementary School. It was the second oldest school in use in the state when it closed in 1986. The 1913 wing became the Aiken County Public Library in 1990.
Marker Name: Aiken Institute
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 2-16
County: Aiken
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