Purpose The purpose of the non-profit Historic Aiken Foundation shall be to promote acquire, hold, improve, preserve, develop and restore sites, buildings, residences and structures of historical or architectural interest or value in aiken county, South Caroline, for historic, aesthetic and educational purposes; to preserve neighborhood design in mass and proportion and to increase and diffuse a greater appreciation of such sites and structures among the general public. Programs and Activities    General membership meetings with programs related to historic preservation    Regular representation at City Council and Design Review Board meetings    Publish a minimum of two newsletters per year    Participation as members of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce    Accept and maintain easements on significant historic structures Accomplishments    Publishing 2nd edition of A Splendid Time picture book of historic homes and buildings in Aiken    Collaborate with the City of Aiken in maintaining Coker Spring    Provided funding for the Center for African–American History, Arts and Culture    Present workshops for the public on relevant topics    Co-Sponsored historic site markers with Aiken County Historical Society Our Board ›