South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Elliott House
75 King Street
| | circa 1730s | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2019
1. William Elliott House Marker
William Elliott, whose distinguished family began here as a "brotherhood of builders," appears to have had this three-and-a-half-story house constructed sometime before 1740. The less regular design and floor plan of the structure are common attributes of earlier eighteenth-century construction. One of the oldest surviving Charleston single houses, the building retains much of its early Georgian woodwork, beautiful paneling and floors, large fireplace openings, and stunning early staircase. A shop door in the center of the front elevation was converted to a window more than a century ago. Mentioned in Elliott's 1765 will, the house was used as Mary Stokes's boarding school.
Erected 2009 by The Preservation Society of Charleston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 32° 46.486′ N, 79° 55.956′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is on King Street just north of Tradd Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the east facade of the subject building, facing King Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 King 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.
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Excerpt: Constructed before 1739; restored and renovated early-1950s, mid-1980s.(Submitted on January 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2019
2. William Elliott House Marker
The marker is mounted at eye-level near the left edge of the front/east faηade, between the porch extension and the leftmost window.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2019
3. William Elliott House
Looking northward through the south-side porch extension.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2019
4. William Elliott House
South-side porch and balcony.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
