Sample Nominations - Areas of Significance - Health/Medicine

Entrance to large brick building with stairs leading to front door.
Aiken County Hospital, South Carolina

Photograph courtesy of South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office

Aiken County Hospital

South Carolina, Reference number: 100006888
Areas of Significance: Health/Medicine, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1936-1950

The Aiken County Hospital is an intact example of a Depression-era, Public Works Administration-funded hospital. The buildings exemplify architect Willis Irvin’s mastery of the Colonial Revival style and represent advances in Aiken-area healthcare as well as the area’s growth from a winter resort to a thriving municipality.
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Last updated: August 13, 2026