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Rosemary Hall, Aiken County (804 Carolina Ave., North Augusta)
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Facade Right Oblique Right Elevation Rear Elevation Left Rear
Oblique
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Left Elevation Left Oblique Column Detail Main Entrance Foundation
Detail
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Interior
Staircase
Interior
Ceiling with
Light Fixture
Interior
Window with
Dentil Moulding
Stained Glass
Window
Interior
Fireplace
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Interior
Second Story
Hallway

(J.U. Jackson House) An example of Beaux Arts architecture, Rosemary Hall was built ca. 1900-1902 by James Urquhart Jackson, founder of North Augusta and an influential leader in the growth and development of the town during the first decades of its existence. Befitting Jackson’s prominence in the community, the structure has elaborate architectural details, including twelve fluted Corinthian columns supporting a wide entablature accented by a frieze of acanthus leaves, Italian colored glass used in the fanlights and sidelights, and rosemary pine paneling throughout the interior. The two-story white clapboard house surmounts a low brick foundation. The front façade is highlighted by a wide L-shaped verandah that extends across the front and down the left elevation. Twelve fluted Corinthian columns support a wide entablature accented by a frieze of acanthus leaves. A rectangular window bordered in colored glass and framed by scrollwork accents the porch pediment. Formerly shingled, the tin roof is punctuated by corbel-capped chimneys. As president of the North Augusta Hotel Company, Jackson was influential in the construction of the Hampton Terrace Hotel, a distinguished winter resort that was built in 1903 and attracted such notable guests as John D. Rockefeller and William Howard Taft. As founder and president of the North Augusta Land Company, Jackson directed the purchasing of the land and the laying out of the streets upon which North Augusta developed, leading to the town’s incorporation in 1906. Listed in the National Register April 28, 1975.

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