National Historic Landmark · Charleston, South Carolina

Aiken, William, House and Associated Railroad Structures

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Aiken, William, House and Associated Railroad Structures
Photos via Wikimedia Commons
1fire
active
C-74 Fm Rx (prescribed burn) · 29 miles away
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-17
Map ↓

The record

Property typeHistoric district
Address456 King St., Charleston, SC
CountyCharleston County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forTransportation
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000698
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address456 King St., Charleston, SC
Coordinates32.7892° N, 79.9375° W · Directions ↗
Also in Charleston111 listed places in Charleston → · walking tours →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

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Local history books for Charleston

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  • The Huguenot Church in Charleston
    Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and Richard Donohoe & Maurice Eugenie Horne Thompson, 2018
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  • St. Philip's Church of Charleston
    Dorothy Middleton Anderson and Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, 2015
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  • Charleston's longest green line
    Donald M. Williams, 2011
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  • Six miles to Charleston
    Bruce Orr, 2010
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  • Vital signs in Charleston
    Carolyn B. Matalene and Katherine E. Chaddock, 2009
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Guidebooks to historic places in South Carolina

  • Classic Carolina road trips from Columbia
    Thomas M. Poland, 2014
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  • Columbia Civil War landmarks
    Tom (Historian) Elmore, 2011
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  • Touring the Carolinas' Civil War sites
    Clint Johnson, 2011
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  • A tour of historic Sullivan's Island
    Cindy Lee, 2010
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Aiken, William, House and Associated Railroad Structures listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Aiken, William, House and Associated Railroad Structures?

456 King St., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Aiken, William, House and Associated Railroad Structures?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there a wildfire near Aiken, William, House and Associated Railroad Structures right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest C-74 Fm Rx, 29 miles away.

Source: Map

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000698. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.