South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Samuel Wainwright House
CA 1760
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 29, 2011
1. The Samuel Wainwright House Marker
"On WEDNESDAY the 28th of JANUARY in§t. WILL BE SOLD by Order of the Hon. Cornelius Dupont, E§q. that capital and well known HOUSE, No. 77, the Corner of Tradd and King Streets. -- The Hou§e contains eight rooms, with a large piazza and pantry; the back buildings are, a two-§tory-kitchen-and-wa§h-hou§e, a §table §ufficient for twelve hor§es, coach-hou§e,chair hou§e, and wood-hou§e, all of brick; §moke-hou§e, poultry and pigeon-hou§e. The Lot contain§ 63 1/2 Feet front on Tradd-§treet, and 101 1/2 on King-§treet. The hou§e if built of the be§t material§, and there if no want of witne§§e§ in thi§ City to prove the faithful manner in which the fame wa§ put together, being formerly the property of Mr. Samuel Wainwright, who built it for hi§ own u§e.
VILLEPONTOUX and Co."
Now a private residence.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 6, 1784.
Location. 32° 46.472′ N, 79° 55.947′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is at the intersection of King Street and Tradd Street, on the left when traveling south on King Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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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Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 29, 2011
2. The Samuel Wainwright House and Marker at King and Tradd Streets
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 6, 2011
3. The Samuel Wainwright House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
