Aiken · Aiken Winter Colony
The Willcox
The inn at the center of Aiken's Winter Colony, run by the Willcox family from 1898 to 1957 and grown from a Victorian cottage by 1928.
- Built
- 1898–1928Frederick Sugden Willcox opened the inn in 1898 in a Victorian cottage; around 1900 a three-story building was added and linked to it, and the hotel reached its present form in 1928.
- Style
- Second Empire and Colonial Revival
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Aiken Winter Colony
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Willcox’s was the center of Aiken’s Winter Colony, run by the Willcox family as an internationally known inn from 1898 to 1957. Frederick Sugden Willcox began in a cottage at Colleton Avenue and Chesterfield Street, linked around 1900 by a porte cochere and lobby to a new three-story building, and the last addition came in 1928. The Winter Colony district nomination notes the inn was known for its cuisine.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 100 Colleton Avenue SW, Aiken, SC 29801
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.