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Board approves new construction at 341 Orangeburg Street with masonry chimney condition
Summary
Design Review Board approved a new single‑family residence at 341 Orangeburg Street SE, requiring a brick (masonry or brick veneer) chimney treatment; staff will determine whether the chimney detail may be handled administratively.
The Aiken Design Review Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a new single‑family residence at 341 Orangeburg Street SE, with a condition that the exterior chimney be given a brick appearance (masonry or brick veneer) to better match historic precedent.
Applicant Nick Tindle clarified that the project will use shingle roofing across the majority of the house (metal only on porches) and described windows from Anderson with simulated divided lights. Board members praised the design as contextual and welcomed the porch and overall scale. A board member moved to require a brick finish on the exterior chimney; the motion passed unanimously. The board asked staff to determine whether the chimney detail can be approved administratively under the review matrix; staff confirmed the matrix permits some chimney treatments to be handled administratively when appropriate.
The application follows an administratively approved demolition of the existing structure (certificate CERD25‑001038) and seeks approval for new construction in the Old Aiken overlay. The Aiken County assessor lists an earlier structure on the site as built in 1972; the lot does not have a historic resource card.
