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Council designates Bostwick–Hitchcock stables "non‑contributing" after months of dispute
Summary
After lengthy public comment and competing recommendations from the Design Review Board (DRB) and Planning Commission, Aiken City Council voted to add the Bostwick–Hitchcock stables to the city historic register as non‑contributing, clearing the way for the property owners’ planned preservation and partial replacement work.
Aiken City Council on Jan. 27 designated the Bostwick–Hitchcock stables (Warren Street SW, tax parcel 105‑12‑1‑006) as non‑contributing structures on the city historic register. The planning commission had voted 7–0 to recommend non‑contributing status after the DRB’s earlier 4–3 recommendation for contributing status.
The designation was the focal point of a heated multi‑month review that brought competing views about preservation, property rights and process. Supporters of contributing status — including the Historic Aiken Foundation and preservation scholars — said the stables meet multiple criteria for historical significance tied to Aiken’s equestrian history and the families associated with the…
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