Aiken in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Aiken Institute
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008
1. Aiken Institute Marker
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.
Erected 1999 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by the Aiken County Historical Society. (Marker Number 216.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 33° 33.375′ N, 81° 43.26′ W. Marker is in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on Whiskey Road (State Highway 19) near Colleton Ave Southeast, on the right when traveling north. in the block bounded by Chesterfield St., Whiskey Rd., Colleton Ave., S. Boundary Ave., and York St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta and in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Horsehaven (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Whitney Park (about 700 feet away); Aiken County (about 700 feet away); James F. Byrnes (about 700 feet away); Saint Andrι Bessette (about 800 feet away); Aiken County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coker Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); The One Room Schoolhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); The S.C. Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick Ergle Log Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 25, 2017
2. Aiken Institute Marker
Also see . . . Aiken County Public Library. Aiken County has a long library history demonstrating the active concern of Aiken citizens for libraries and good reading. (Submitted on March 14, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 25, 2017
3. Aiken Institute Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Aiken Institute
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
5. Aiken Institute , this building stands empty today
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
6. Aiken Institute , the wing turned into a Library
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 25, 2017
7. Aiken Institute
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 25, 2017
8. Aiken County Public Library
Former 1913 Wing of Aiken Institute
Former 1913 Wing of Aiken Institute
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 25, 2017
9. Aiken County Public Library
Former 1913 Wing of Aiken Institute
Former 1913 Wing of Aiken Institute
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
10. "Aiken Institute 1891" Cornerstone
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,560 times since then and 185 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2017, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 28, 2017, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 10. submitted on August 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
