Built in 1817 by John Cart, a
"measurer of lumber", this house
is a typical Charleston single house
with western exposure piazzas
extending the length of the house,
upstairs and down. Prior to the
20th century, a body of . . . — — Map (db m53716) HM
circa 1860
This three story late Regency Style Single
House was constructed circa 1860 by prominent
Charleston physician Eli Geddings. In 1825,
Geddings became the first graduate of the
Medical College in Charleston, now known as
the Medical . . . — — Map (db m51657) HM
The construction of this circa 1840 three-and-a half
story single house is attributed to Charleston
cotton planter and factor Theodore D. Jervey.
The house was built in the Greek Revival style
but was altered in 1886 by William Ashmead . . . — — Map (db m51725) HM
In
Memory Of
Affra Harleston Coming
Who epitomizes the courage of the woman who
pioneered the settling of this state.
Coming by herself from England in 1670 as a
bonded servent and serving a two year
indenture . . . — — Map (db m55171) HM
Built by Benjamin Lucas
a contractor, as his
residence and owned
by his family until
the 1930's. It was
extensively restored
in 1960 by
Richard H. Jenrette. — — Map (db m53640) HM
Bethel
Methodist Church
lot donated by
Thomas Bennett
A.D. 1795
Church dedicated 1798
Moved across street
for use of colored
people and present
church dedicated
Aug. 7, 1853
Parsonage once
occupied by
Bishop Francis Asbury . . . — — Map (db m47663) HM
Built in 1851 by
Hugh P. Cameron,
a crockery merchant, as his residence.
In 1892, David Bentschner,
a clothing merchant,
purchased the home and changed
the interior to Colonial Revival.
The front gate, carrying his initials,
was . . . — — Map (db m53522) HM
The cathedral parish was established in 1821 by Bishop John England, the first Bishop of Charleston. The cathedral was named for St. Finbar. A second cathedral church was erected on this site in 1856 under the names of Sts. John and Finbar. This . . . — — Map (db m27465) HM
Based on the English practice of housing the poor, the first act to establish a work house came locally in 1736. The first building, doubing as a public hospital, opened in 1738 at the southwest corner of Magazine and Mazyck (now Logan) streets. By . . . — — Map (db m206020) HM
College of Charleston
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in Commemorating or . . . — — Map (db m54752) HM
During the last months of the Civil War, several Union officers were confined by the Confederacy in this house. As retaliation for this imprisonment, President Lincoln moved six hundred Confederate prisoners from Fort Delaware to the stockade at . . . — — Map (db m51783) HM
Near this spot is buried,
Elizabeth Jackson,
Mother of President Andrew Jackson,
She gave her life cheerfully for
the independence of her country,
on an unrecorded date in Nov, 1781,
and to her son Andy this advice:
"Andy, never tell . . . — — Map (db m54621) HM
In 1912, Julius P.L.Fielding established a funeral business on the northeastern corner of King and Queen Streets. In 1928, Julius acquired 122 Logan Street, a three-story Georgian style structure built in the 1700s with 12-inch thick exterior walls . . . — — Map (db m51443) HM
The United States Electric Illuminating Company of Charleston started up South Carolina's first central station for incandescent electric lighting in this building October 1882. This was just one month after Thomas Edison opened his central station . . . — — Map (db m154433) HM
On this site stood the first
building of the Medical
College of South Carolina
founded December 1823 by
The Medical Society of
South Carolina — — Map (db m49282) HM
C. 1775 and 1826
This splendid mansion was
built in 1826 by Dr. Joseph
Glover, a noted Charleston
physician, utilizing the
service wing of an older
house of about 1775. In 1906
it was purchased by the
Cavaliere Giovanni Sottile,
. . . — — Map (db m51308) HM
Who made the first systematic weather observations with instruments in America January 1738-February 1753
In this building, which probably ante-dates the year 1715...Dr. Lining lived...made observations of the weather...and may have conducted . . . — — Map (db m27473) HM
This is one of the last grand
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 . . . — — Map (db m54714) HM
In 1891 the Reverend Daniel J. Jenkins established a home and school for poor, black orphans and for children of poor, distressed and disabled parents. It was his desire "to train the minds and hands of young, black boys and girls so that they could . . . — — Map (db m48701) HM
This house, built before the American Revolution, was the residence of John Rutledge (1739-1800), first Governor of the State of South Carolina. He was President of South Carolina, 1776-78, and Governor, 1779-82, signer of the U. S. Constitution, . . . — — Map (db m27466) HM
(front)
Jonathan Jasper Wright (1840-1885), the first African American in the U.S. to sit as a justice on a state supreme court, practiced law here from 1877 until his death in 1885. Wright, a native of Pa., was educated at Lancasterian . . . — — Map (db m206018) HM
C. 1884
Built by
John H. Kornahrens,
soda water manufacturer
who used timber from
an original house on the lot
built circa 1772 by
John Delke', a tanner.
Owned and occupied since 1925
by Edward Leon Guenveur, Sr.,
a plumbing . . . — — Map (db m54433) HM
The National Register
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
And History
Moore-Trapman-Wragg House
Charleston Historic District — — Map (db m50209) HM
For ninety-five years, five generations for the
Follin family, including John A. Zeigler, Jr. the
last member of the family to own the house, lived
at Nine College Way. Mr Zeigler and Edwin
Peacock operated The Book Basement,
Charleston's . . . — — Map (db m54417) HM
Old Marine Hospital has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m48278) HM
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. — — Map (db m49008) HM
This was the home of sisters Carrie (1881-1974), Mabel (1885-1979), and Anita Pollitzer (1894-1975), longtime activists for women’s rights. Anita, an artist and wife of press agent Elie C. Edson, played a pivotal role in the passage and ratification . . . — — Map (db m39448) HM
Built as the parsonage of
St. Philip's Church and home
of the Reverend Robert Smith,
The College of Charleston's
first president (1790~1797).
The College's initial classes
were held in 1785 on the
ground floor.
The house is the . . . — — Map (db m54794) HM
On this site stood two successive meeting houses and the burial ground of the Society of Friends or Quakers. The site was deeded to the Quakers circa 1681 by South Carolina Governor John Archdale, a prominent Charleston Quaker and owner of a . . . — — Map (db m47876) HM
The Riviera Theatre was constructed in 1939
by Albert Sottile, President of Pastime
Amusement Company. The Art Deco architecture
is in the Egyptian style. It served the Charleston
community as a motion theatre until 1978. The
theatre is . . . — — Map (db m40015) HM
(side 1) Septima Poinsette Clark, who Martin Luther King Jr. called "the Mother of the Movement," was a nationally influential Civil Rights activist. She was born at 105 Wentworth St. on May 3, 1898 to Peter Poinsette, a former slave, and . . . — — Map (db m133641) HM
This land, granted 1680 to John Coming, is part of the glebe given in 1698 to the English Church by Mrs. Affra Coming. The provincial library established in 1698 was in St. Philip’s Church Parsonage which stood on this site until 1858 when a girls’ . . . — — Map (db m141259) HM
This church grew from services held for German inhabitants in Charleston by Rev. Johann Martin Boltzius in 1734 and Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg in 1742. The cornerstone of the first house of worship was laid in 1759; the second and present church . . . — — Map (db m11228) HM
Built before 1817 by Kathrine Blacklock Farr and her husband Nathaniel on land conveyed to her by her father William Blacklock builder of 18 Bull Street. — — Map (db m141255) HM
Sixth Bishop of Charleston, S.C.
Born in Beaufort South Carolina
March 6, 1892
Consecrated Bishop of Charleston
September 8, 1927
Installed as Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio
November 9, 1949
Died in Youngstown, Ohio
March 16, . . . — — Map (db m49684) HM
Founded 1787.
Avowedly Unitarian
since 1819
—
One of the oldest
Unitarian Churches
in the United States
and
the oldest one in
the South
O — — Map (db m48237) HM
Unitarian Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m48160) HM
This building, designed by Robert Mills,
widely known architect was erected 1833
for the care of sick and disabled merchant
seamen. It served also as a teaching clinic
for the Medical College of South Carolina,
and after 1860 as a military . . . — — Map (db m48711) HM
William Blacklock House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
in Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1974
National Park Service
. . . — — Map (db m52607) HM
Private residence, built before 1728 by William Harvey. This house was leased 1750 by his Excellency James Glenn, Governor of the Province until purchased in 1756 by Ralph Izard planter. A century later, 1858, Izard descendants sold it to Judge . . . — — Map (db m27470) HM
Built by Samuel H. Wilson, prominent banker, wholesale grocer and importer.
Long the residence of Albert Sottile, businessman and builder of the city's early film theatres. — — Map (db m187617) HM
(side 1)
This site once belonged to Hunter's Volunteers, an African American militia est. on James Island by 1877. Part of the S.C. National Guard, the unit kept an enlistment of 30-40 men tasked with helping preserve civil order. Most . . . — — Map (db m219423) HM
(North face)
In
The Confederate Army
the Soldiers
Whom this Monument
Commemorates
Illustrated in Death as in Life
The German's Devotion to Duty
Beneath this monument, repose
the remains of
John A. Wagener, . . . — — Map (db m40748) HM
(Front text)
Magnolia Cemetery, established in 1850, was named for Magnolia Umbra Plantation, dating back to 1784. The ca. 1800 house built by Col. William Cunnington serves as the cemetery office. This is a fine example of the "rural . . . — — Map (db m23280) HM
(Front text) This church, built in 1797 in the meeting-house form, was dedicated in 1798 and completed
in 1809. It is the oldest Methodist church standing in Charleston. Originally at the corner of Pitt and Calhoun
Streets, Bethel . . . — — Map (db m49375) HM
Old Bethel United Methodist Church, the third oldest church building surviving in Charleston, had its beginnings on February 14, 1797 as Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church. Bethel was constructed in the gabled meeting house style with white . . . — — Map (db m50297) HM
The British capture of Charleston in May 1780 was one of the worst American defeats of the Revolution. On March 30-31 Gen. Henry Clinton’s British, Hessian, and Loyalist force crossed the Ashley River north of Charleston. On April 1 Clinton advanced . . . — — Map (db m39458) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48674) HM
This Adam style Single House was constructed circa 1805 by Captain John W. Morrison on the site of the circa 1790 garden of Robert Squibb, who brought many exotic plants to Charleston, exported rare species from Charleston to England, and published . . . — — Map (db m48759) HM
Residence of
the Surgeon General of
the Continnetal Army
and boyhood home of
Confederate Generals
Hamilton Prioleau Bee
& Bernard Bee.
One of only three
South Carolina homes with
early exposed interior
corner post . . . — — Map (db m48236) HM
This residence was built on
the original Robert Limehouse
farmlands. The house was
definitely standing in 1855
and was occupied that year
by Joseph Dawson, a druggist
in business at 17 Broad St. — — Map (db m51899) HM
This residence is one of the earliest wooden houses in Charleston. It is built of black cypress and was definitely standing in 1755, but could possibly have been constructed as early as 1721. The lot was granted by the King of England to John . . . — — Map (db m240669) HM
This three-story stucco house with a clay tile hip roof was built by Charleston merchant William Bell following the destruction of an earlier residence by fire in 1778. The fire, the second of five great Charleston fires between 1740 and 1860, . . . — — Map (db m47978) HM
This town house was constructed by Adam Ewing, a Scots merchant, for his residence and place of business. He and his partner Robert Ewing (who bore the same surname but was no relation) had their counting house in the front room of the ground . . . — — Map (db m47977) HM
This two-story frame Greek Revival style residence was constructed in 1872 for Civil War photographer George N. Barnard. The house is distinguished by a one-story front porch supported by jigsaw-cut columns and Italianate style balustrades.
In . . . — — Map (db m51397) HM
Legare Street is named for goldsmith Solomon Legare “the Huguenot,” who built the first house on this property. Before the lot left the family in 1803, his descendants had become wealthy plantation owners and commission merchants.
. . . — — Map (db m47750) HM
This Georgian Style residence is an early example of the "Charleston Single House." The original woodwork is notable; the drawing room mantle is attributed to Charleston cabinet maker, Thomas Elfe. Unique in the kitchen building is the original . . . — — Map (db m47763) HM
This early Charleston single house was built by Huguenot carpenter Esaie Brunet as his residence on the banks of Vanderhorst Creek (now Water Street).
In 1764 it became the family home of Revolutionary War naval hero Captain William Hall, . . . — — Map (db m187610) HM
Charlestonian James Simmons is believed to have built this Georgian style house circa 1760. It is located on Lot 278 of the "Grand Model of Charles Town", the earliest plan of the city. Otis Mills, the original owner of the Mills House bought the . . . — — Map (db m47837) HM
Built for St. Michael’s Church Rectory by Miller & Fullerton. Sold in 1823 to Dr. William Read, who served in the Revolution as Surgeon General of the Colonial Army. Now a private residence. — — Map (db m242604) HM
This substantial house was built by J. Brailsford Jenkins, soon after they purchased the site in 1905. The lot previously had been part of the extensive grounds of present-day 38 Church Street, where Dr. Vincent LeSeigneur had a famous garden in the . . . — — Map (db m47611) HM
The James Brown House is situated on a portion of Lot Number 82 of the Grand Modell, the city plan for
Charleston that was developed in 1670. The lot was originally granted by the Lords Proprietors on June 12, 1694 to John Frowman, a butcher, for . . . — — Map (db m47899) HM
This three-story stuccoed single house
was constructed circa 1760 by Charleston
physician Dr. William Cleland as a
residence for his son William. After
William's death the property was
purchased in 1778 by Scottish émigré
Robert Wells, . . . — — Map (db m48141) HM
Captain Francis W. Saltus, Sr., a Charleston ship owner and cotton factor built this two and one half story Federal style single house. The frame structure rests on a raised basement and features a closed return box cornice and a gable roof with an . . . — — Map (db m50449) HM
circa 1740
Local merchant James Matthews constructed this three-story over raised basement, double tenement building circa 1740. The house features a Flemish bond brick pattern and nine over nine light windows. The gambrel roof with a . . . — — Map (db m47902) HM
Colonel Miles Brewton I, (1675-1745),
was one of the original founding members of Charles Towne. A wealthy Charleston "goldsmith" (banker), provincial powder receiver, built this stucco-over brick house circa 1716-33 (near the center of the old . . . — — Map (db m50442) HM
The National Register
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
And History
8 Legare Street
Charleston Historic District — — Map (db m50213) HM
circa 1726 rebuilt 1781
The masonary structure of this double residence was constructed by Charleston merchant Thomas Lamboll
circa 1726. The date of construction is based on surviving land grants showing the establishment of common use alleys . . . — — Map (db m62151) HM
Rainbow Row represents the longest cluster of intact Georgian row houses in the United States. The earliest
structures on this portion of East Bay Street, between Tradd and Elliott Street, were built by 1680. The buildings were constructed on lots . . . — — Map (db m51737) HM
The National Register
of Historic Places
83-85 Church Street
Charleston Old and
Historic District
South Carolina
Department of Archives
And History — — Map (db m50451) HM
The Ancrum Wharf Building was constructed by Parker Quince and John Ancrum, both North Carolina natives, who were married to Savannah and Mary Rhett. The Rhett sisters were heirs to Col. William Rhett. The Ancrum Wharf Building is one of the . . . — — Map (db m103639) HM
This simply detailed two story wooden dwelling, and the neighboring dwelling at 93 Lenwood Boulevard, were originally one building. This building was located at the present intersection of Tradd Street and Lenwood Boulevard, and was used by the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m48144) HM
Sacred
To the Memory of
Lieut. John Julius Pringle Alston
1st Lieutenant
South Carolina Artillery
Born in Charleston
December 4, 1836
Died in Greenville
September 20, 1863 of Typhoid
Contracted in the defense of his State
At Fort . . . — — Map (db m70312) WM
Handsome Adam style
single house and gabled
carrage house was
built on Lot 36 of
Grand Model house.
It has been rectory of
St. Philip's Church since
1908. A successful Scot,
Alexander Christie built
the house as his residence
and . . . — — Map (db m47906) HM
The front portion of this fine example of
the Charleston single house was built on
part of the original lot #37 of the plat
of Charleston known as the "Grand Modell."
The home was erected by Wm. Hall for
Ann Peacock, a wealthy widow
from . . . — — Map (db m47911) HM
The Tavern has been a spirited part of Charleston's history since the late 17th century.
From the early seaport days, through pirate attacks, the Revolution and Civil War, earthquakes and hurricanes, Prohibition and the Great Depression, the . . . — — Map (db m47973) HM
This present day garden design differs substantially from that which existed during the occupation of the property by the Russell Family and their slaves (1808-1857). In 1819 the Russell garden was described by an English visitor: ...called on the . . . — — Map (db m73186) HM
Outstanding Georgian House designated "of National Importance," was built by William Branford, planter and member of the Colonial Assembly. It is famous for its carved cypress paneling and drawing room which has been called "one of the most . . . — — Map (db m39313) HM
Circa 1745
Built by Richard Capers
Home of Jacob Motte,
Treasurer of South Carolina Colony
Dedicated 28 October 2010 by The Colonial Dames of America
Founded 23 May 1890
Chapter XXXI - South Carolina
(Upper plaque) . . . — — Map (db m51162) HM
This large, three and one-half story masonry single house was constructed circa 1800-1802 by Caspar Christian Schutt, a Charleston merchant of German descent. As was the custom of the day, he operated his business activities on the first floor . . . — — Map (db m47964) HM
↑ Fort Moultrie 1776 First complete victory in Revolution ↑ Fort Sumter 1829 Longest Siege in warfare 1863-186 ↑ Fort Johnson 1704 First shot in Civil War ← Castle Pickney 1794 ← Cooper River Formerly Wando . . . — — Map (db m67961) HM
In Memory of
The Supreme Devotion of Those Heroic Men
Of the Confederate Army and Navy
First in Marine Warfare
To Employ Torpedo Board
1863 - 1865
Moved by
The Lofty Faith That With Them Died
Crew After Crew
Volunteered
For . . . — — Map (db m47493) HM
Clark Mills Studio has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m27516) HM
Othneil Beale, sea Captain from New England, Colonel of Provincial Troops, Engineer, Successful merchant, built this house about 1740, with ground floors for mercantile use, and living rooms above Finely Cypress Paneled.
The previous owners, . . . — — Map (db m19665) HM
National Historic Landmark
Born 1718, Inverness, Stuart was related to Scottish
Royality. Educated in London, he circumnavigated
the globe aboard Centurion, Adm. Lord Anson
commanding, capturing the Spanish treasure . . . — — Map (db m48065) HM
To The
Confederate
Defenders Of
Charleston
—
Fort Sumter
1861-1865
(Around bottom of base:)
Count Them Happy Who For Their Faith And Their Courage Endured A Great Fight — — Map (db m120742) HM
In January 1868 delegates met to rewrite the S.C. Constitution. They convened at the Charleston Club House, which once stood near here. Before the Civil War the Club House was reserved for Charleston's planter elite, but a majority of the delegates . . . — — Map (db m115228) HM
South Carolina voted to ratify the Federal Constitution in this building on May 23, 1788. Among the 100 members of the Convention on Ratification were Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Rutledge, three of the four South . . . — — Map (db m50479) HM
Handsome Georgian "Double House" constructed of brick but covered by stucco after 1886 earthquake. Drawing room has handsome ceiling plaster work decorations and carved overmantel with ionic pilasters. Residence of last Royal Governor Lord William . . . — — Map (db m47909) HM
The National Register
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
And History
Dewar-Lee-Pringle House
Charleston Historic District — — Map (db m50212) HM
[Top Marker]:
Dr. Thomas Dale
House
73 Church Street
Has Been Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1716-33
[Middle Marker]:
In 1733 Col. Miles . . . — — Map (db m47929) HM
This three and one half story stuccoed masonry Adamesque single house with a two tiered piazza was constructed between September of 1811 and June of 1812 by George Keenan, a grocery merchant. The house was purchased in 1814 by Dr. Vincent Le . . . — — Map (db m47588) HM
This early Georgian single house was apparently built by George Ducat, a shipwright, for his daughter Margaret, on her second marriage in 1732, to Dr. William Cleland, of Crail, Scotland. This section of Tradd Street is one of the few within the . . . — — Map (db m39321) HM
DuBose Heyward House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m50797) HM
In the 1780s, it was owned
and occupied by
Dr. George Hahnbaum,
physician to the German
fusiliers and later a
founder of the Medical
Society of South Carolina.
The trajectory of a cannon
ball can be traced through the
timbers of . . . — — Map (db m47970) HM
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