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Planning commission backs amended landmark designation for Friendship Baptist Church after debate
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to forward a revised historic designation for Friendship Baptist Church: the sanctuary remains a landmark, the parsonage/parsonage-admin building is designated contributing, and the activity/educational building is designated non-contributing.
The City of Aiken Planning Commission on Jan. 14 voted unanimously to forward a revised historic-designation amendment for Friendship Baptist Church to City Council that would treat the church complex as three separate resources.
The application (DES24-01-001) requested the complex remain under landmark designation for the sanctuary, reclassify the parsonage/admin building as contributing, and list the educational/activity building as non-contributing. Planning staff said the property had been treated as a single landmark complex since City Council designated it in September 1994, and the church now seeks to “debundle” the complex to allow rehabilitation and a proposed relocation of the parsonage building.
Kimberly Toney, who said she represents the church board of trustees,…
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