South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
123 Tradd Street
Charles Graves House
| | circa 1795 | |
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 2, 2011
1. 123 Tradd Street Charles Graves House Marker
This three-story masonry single house with hipped roof and Federal style details was constructed for Charles Graves, a local factor. One of the oldest building along upper Tradd Street, the house is located on portions of Lots 226 and 227 of the "Grand Modell of Charles-Town," the earliest plan of the city.
The Federal influence is evidenced by the narrow central entrance with a molded architrave and tall transom with delicate neoclassical tracery. A two-story piazza with paneled ceilings, Tuscan columns and simple balusters spans the west faηade. The principal elevations feature brick stuccoed and scored to resemble stone, a brick string course between the second and third floors, quoins, and decorative brick resembling dentils. A later addition on the south faηade connects the main house to the original two-story masonry kitchen building.
The interior layout of the building follows the traditional single house plan, with a three story central stair hall flanked by a single room on each side. The interior of 123 Tradd Street is notable in that most of the original Federal period details have been retained.
Erected 2001 by Preservation Society of Charleston.
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Location. 32° 46.451′ N, 79° 56.083′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is on Tradd Street, on the right when traveling east. Located between Logan and Legare Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Tradd 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 125 Tradd Street (a few steps from this marker); The William C. Bee House (a few steps from this marker); 126 Tradd Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 32 Legare Street (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Reverend Paul Trapier Gervais House (about 400 feet away); 95 Lenwood Boulevard (about 400 feet away); Colonel John Stuart House (about 400 feet away); The Bowles - Legare House (about 500 feet away); Toomer-Purse House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
Regarding 123 Tradd Street. A 1680 plan for the new settlement, the Grand Modell, laid out "the model of an exact regular town," and the
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 2, 2011
2. 123 Tradd Street Charles Graves House and Marker
Also see . . . Federal Architecture. Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. (Submitted on June 19, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,686 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
