South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Timothy Ford's House

circa 1800

— A Private Residence —

Timothy Ford's House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 27, 2010

1. Timothy Ford's House Marker

Inscription. Timothy Ford, a native of Morristown, New Jersey, Princeton educated attorney who as a youth served in the American Revolution, built this fine Charleston single house in the Adamesque style. Ford entertained the Marquis de Lafayette here on the French Hero's visit to Charleston in 1824. The house remained the home of Ford's family for more than 100 years. His daughter married Edmund Ravenel, M.D., a noted conchologist and one of the founders of the Medical College of South Carolina in 1824. His friend, the naturalist Louis Agassiz, resided in the family's summer home on Sullivan's Island while studying local sea life.

Erected 2003 by The Preservation Society of Charleston.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour, and the South Carolina, Preservation Society of Charleston series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 32° 46.45′ N, 79° 55.836′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is at the intersection of Meeting Street and Ford Court, on the left when traveling south on Meeting Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nathaniel Russell House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Site of Colleton Bastion (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Presbyterian Church of Charleston (within shouting distance of this marker); William Harvey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Black and White Worlds: (within shouting distance of this marker); The Landscape of the Enslaved (within shouting distance of this marker); 58 Tradd Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Motte House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2013

2. Timothy Ford's House Marker

Timothy Ford's House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 27, 2010

3. Timothy Ford's House

Marker is mounted on the pillar to the right of the entrance.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 27, 2010

4. Timothy Ford's House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,511 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 27, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2. submitted on September 1, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on December 27, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.