Hofmann and Hofmanns ties to Aiken in early 1900s life and music
The article recalls pianist Josef Hofmann and his wife Marie Eustis in turn of the century Aiken. It covers Hofmanns piano mastery, his Ladies Home Journal music column, Fermata estate, and the Fermata School on Whiskey Road, plus memories of Aiken society and Hofmanns enduring influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Katonak
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harry Payne Whitneys
Josef Hofmann
Joye Cottage
Hofmann
Marie Eustis
Nell S. Graydon
Margaret D. Sizemore
the Musicale
Marie
George P. Eustis
America
Mozart
Aiken
Celestine Eustis
Hitchcock
Fermata
Edward Bok
Ladies Home Journal
Josef
Bok
Young ‘Ladies Home Journal
Carl
Liszt
L.A.C
Boks
Claudia Phelps
Zef
Miss Phelps
Josefa
Fermata School
Whiskey Road
Judge Gyles
S.C. House
Martha Johanna Staubes
Gilbert E. McMillans
Colleton Avenue Home Featured in Aiken History Series
Dorothy K. MacDowell profiles a historic Colleton Avenue residence once linked to Judge Herbert E. Gyles and Senator McMillan. The 1930s to 1960s restoration preserved original wood floors and brick fireplaces while modernizing interiors. The article notes prior ownership, architectural changes, and McMillan's tenure as state senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. McMillan
Tuskegee
Ala
Aiken
Savannah River
Janet Tyrrell
New Jersey
Dorothy K. MacDowell
Colleton Avenue
Gilbert E. McMillan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rothschilds
Portland
Tony
Czerny
Cramer
Beethoven
Hofmann Hill
Hitchcock Apartments
Victrola
Aiken County
Colleton Ave
Dorothy K. McDowell
William Gregg
South Carolina Railroad Company
Evan Prothro
Mary A. Fanington
Charleston
John Staubes Jr
Kershaw St
Union Street
Frederick Kienke Staubes
Herbert Edgar Gyles
McCarter
Herbert E. Gyles
Barnwell County
S.C
Dan 8. Henderson