South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
36 Meeting Street
Brunet-Hall House
| | Circa 1743 | |
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 2, 2024
1. 36 Meeting Street Marker
In 1764 it became the family home of Revolutionary War naval hero Captain William Hall, commander of the brigantine Notre Dame, who captured sixty enemy vessels while protecting the coast. When Charleston fell to the British in 1780, he was captured and sent by prison ship to St. Augustine, FL with other prominent patriots including South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, and Arthur Middleton.
Col. Lewis Morris purchased the house in 1797. During the Revolutionary War he served as aide-de-camp to Gen. Nathanael Greene who liberated Charles Town from the British in 1782. His father was Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York.
This Georgian house still retains the original kitchen fireplace with a rare surviving beehive oven. In the parlor is a mantle attributed to master cabinetmaker Thomas Elfe. Charleston blacksmith Philip Simmons made the wrought iron gates in the 1980s using salvaged 19th century ironwork.
Erected 2017 by Preservation Society of Charleston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
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Location. 32° 46.38′ N, 79° 55.83′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is on Meeting Street south of Water Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 Meeting Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 37 Meeting Street (a few steps from this marker); Old St. Michaels Rectory (a few steps from this marker); William Bull's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Huger House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Joseph Yates House (within shouting distance of this marker); Black and White Worlds: (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Eveleigh House (about 300 feet away); The Landscape of the Enslaved (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
Other markers no longer nearby. 36 Meeting Street (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); 39 Meeting Street (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 2, 2024
2. 36 Meeting Street Marker
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, October 18, 2019
3. 36 Meeting Street Marker
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, October 18, 2019
4. 36 Meeting Street Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
