Joye Cottage

Location463 Whiskey Rd. and 129 1st Ave., Aiken, South Carolina

Coordinates33°33′13″N 81°43′26″W / 33.55352°N 81.72379°W / 33.55352; -81.72379

Area5.0 acres (2.0 ha)

Built1897; 128 years ago (1897)

Joye Cottage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	463 Whiskey Rd. and 129 1st Ave., Aiken, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°33′13″N 81°43′26″W / 33.55352°N 81.72379°W / 33.55352; -81.72379
Area	5.0 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1897; 128 years ago (1897)
Architect	George H. Freeman
Architectural style	Prairie School, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	80003651[1]
Added to NRHP	September 29, 1980

Joye Cottage is one of the oldest, and largest winter retreats in Aiken, South Carolina.^[2][3] Most of the sprawling property dates to 1897, when William Collins Whitney purchased the property and remodeled it extensively.^[4] It now includes a main house, a stable, a greenhouse, a laundry house, a couple of one-story cottages, and a squash court. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]