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Philip Porcher House

 
 
Philip Porcher House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 2, 2011
1. Philip Porcher House Marker
Inscription. Built about 1765 by Philip Porcher, loyalist. Confiscated during the Revolution, his property afterwards was returned and he was allowed to remain in this country because of his "Universal" good character.
 
Erected by The Presevation Society of Charleston.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
 
Location. 32° 46.724′ N, 79° 56.085′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Harleston Village. It is on Archdale Street near Magazine Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Archdale 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: St. John's Church (a few steps from this marker); The Unitarian Churchyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Fielding Home for Funerals (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Central Station in South Carolina (about 500 feet away); The Unitarian Church in Charleston (about 500 feet away); Charleston Work House (about 600 feet away); Jonathan Jasper Wright Law Office (about 800 feet away); Quaker Cemetery (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
 
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Philip Porcher House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 2, 2011
2. Philip Porcher House and Marker
Philip Porcher House Historic American Engineering Record image. Click for full size.
Historic American Buildings Survey, November 1977
3. Philip Porcher House Historic American Engineering Record
Habs SC,10-CHAR,147--2
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   3. submitted on January 16, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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