Harleston Village in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
I. Jenkins Mikell House
c. 1854
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 26, 2012
1. I. Jenkins Mikell House Marker
antebellum houses of
Charleston built by Edisto
Island cotton planter,
I. Jenkins Mikell. He adopted
design sophistication and
colour of an Italian villa
unusual in Charleston.
Notice the Jupiter or rams
heads on capitals of columns.
It served as Charleston
County Library for many
years. The present owner has
carefully restored it to the
grandeur it deserves.
Erected 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 South Carolina, Preservation Society of Charleston series list.
Location. 32° 46.836′ N, 79° 56.533′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Harleston Village. It is on Rutledge Avenue near Montagu Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 Rutledge Avenue, 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: Glover - Sottile House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 66 Bull Street The John Cart House (about 500 feet away);
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Regarding I. Jenkins Mikell House. -- Built by lsaac Jenkins Mikell, a wealthy Edisto lsland planter, for his third bride, this ltalianate villa has an imposing portico with Jupiter or ram's head capitals. lt was described in 1857 as "one of the most ambitious of the private dwellings of Charleston". The interior has a curving stair and profuse plasterwork typical of the period. ln 1866, when real estate values were severely depressed, Mikell sold his town house to Edward Willis, a local merchant, for $22,500. Later, it was the home of Mayor John Ficken. From 1935 to 1960, it housed the Charleston County Free Library. lt is again in residential use.
(Stockton, DYKYC, Oct. 27, 1975; Stoney, N&C, April 26, 1964; Mrs. Townsend Mikell, unpub. MS. CCL; Stoney, This is Charleston ,
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 26, 2012
2. I. Jenkins Mikell House and Marker, seen from Rutledge Avenue
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 26, 2012
3. I. Jenkins Mikell House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 26, 2012
4. I. Jenkins Mikell House ram's head capitals
Historic American Buildings Survey, `
5. I. Jenkins Mikell House
Historic American Engineering Record
Habs SC,10-CHAR,95--5
Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman, June 1939
6. I. Jenkins Mikell House Historic American Engineering Record
Habs SC,10-CHAR,95--1
Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman, June 1939
7. Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman
Habs SC,10-CHAR,95--2
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,894 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
