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Owners contest proposed contributing designation for Hitchcock stables; commission recommends non-contributing
Summary
Owners of the Bostwick Hitchcock Stables opposed a citizen-led application to designate the stables as contributing in the Old Aiken historic overlay. After extended public comment, the Planning Commission voted to deny the contributing designation and recommended to City Council that the stables be marked non-contributing.
A contested application to designate the Bostwick Hitchcock Stables as a contributing historic structure drew a large public turnout on Jan. 14 in Aiken. After more than an hour of testimony from preservation advocates and property owners, the Planning Commission voted to deny the application as contributing and to recommend that City Council classify the stables as non-contributing.
The property, owned by Charlie and Tara Bostwick (525 Lawrence St.), was the subject of competing public arguments. Supporters including Luis Ronaldini, John Davis and preservation advocates said the stables were overlooked in previous surveys and are architecturally significant; Ronaldini urged the commission to correct a prior omission and…
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