Draft:Buildings in the Charleston Historic District
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The Charleston Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district in Charleston, South Carolina that consists of most of the historic peninsular heart of the city. It was the first historic district designated by any government in the U.S., when it was established in 1931. The district was expanded, then it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1960. A further expanded area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.[1][2]
The district covers most of the historic peninsular heart of the city and contains an unparalleled collection of 18th and 19th-century architecture, including many distinctive Charleston "single houses". It was declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[3]
As noted by the New York Preservation Archive Project, the Charleston Old and Historic District's creation in 1931 established "the first historic district protected by local legislation in the United States and inspired legal protection of historic sites in New York City."[4]
The district was about 770 acres (1.20 sq mi)* in area in 1966.[1]
Maps of the original 1931 district (which became a National Historic Landmark in 1960), the expansion of that National Historic Landmark district in 1966, and the greater area covered in the 1975 listing on the National Register of Historic Places, are on pages 281-84 of NARA collection. What NARA currently provides at "Charleston Historic District" is very different from a regular NRHP or NHL submission; it includes no NRHP or NHL forms at all. Instead it includes much correspondence relating to the designation of the Charleston Historic District as an NHL. It in fact includes the nation-wide study of which places were obviously eligible for NHL designation in 1960, a list including the Charleston Historic District. This was conveyed in an October 9, 1960, release from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton (pages 36-55). This includes a nation-wide list of sites eligible (p.38-53). An outline of themes identified in the National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings (which the National Park Service? was authorized to undertake in 1935 legislation) is (p.54-55). (Charleston Mayor J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. formally accepted the designation in 1962; not all other NHL candidate places did.) Includes correspondence, photos, plans, more.[5]
At least 46 buildings in the district have been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).[citation needed]
Below is an incomplete list of relevant buildings inside the Charleston Historic District:
Selected contributing properties
[edit]"These latter include forty-six buildings listed in Historic American Buildings Survey, Records of Buildings in Charleston and the South CaroTina Low Country, Harley J. McKee, Compiler, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, Eastern Office, Design and Construction, Philadelphia, 1965. They are listed as follows:"[1]
Bank of South Carolina, 50 Broad St.Bank of United States, NE corner Broad and Meeting Sts.Bennett, Thomas, House, 89 Smith St.Blacklock, William, House, 18 Bull St.Blacklock, William, Carriage HouseBlacklock, William, GazeboBocquet, Major Peter, Jr., HouseBlake, Daniel, Tenements, 2-4 Court House SquareCharleston County Court House, NW corner Broad and Meeting Sts.Chisholm, Alexander Robert, House, 6 Montague St.College of Charleston, 66 George St.County Records Building, 100 Meeting St. at Chalmers St.Exchange Building and Custom House, 122-26 East Bay St.Farmers' and Exchange Bank, 141 East Bay St.Gate, 96 Ashley Ave."Glebe House", 6 Glebe St.Glebe Street Presbyterian Church, 7 Glebe St.Glover, Dr. Joseph, House, 81 Rutledge Ave.Harvey-Lining House and Pharmacy, Broad St. at King St.Hibernian Hall, 105 Meeting St.House ("Pink House"), 17 Chalmers St.House, 74 Rutledge Ave. at Wentworth St.House, 95 Rutledge Ave.T. B. Seabrook House, 95 Rutledge AvenueHouse, 59 Smith St.[1]
[The list of 46 is cut off; apparently a page in source is missing from PDF available online.]
Also significant are the list of buildings included in Hampton Park Terrace Historic District and multiple other buildings listed at National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Stockton, Robert P.; Mrs. S. Henry Edmunds (November 4, 1977). "Old and Historic Charleston (Extended)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "Charleston Historic District". Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "Charleston Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "The Old and Historic Charleston District". Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ NARA collection of documents associated with Charleston Historic District. NARA. Retrieved September 8, 2022. 347 pages Downloading may be slow.
- ^ "17 Chalmers Street (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "59 Smith Street (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "74 Rutledge Avenue (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Chamber of Commerce, 50 Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Bank of the United States, 80 Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "William Blacklock Carriage House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ William Blacklock Gazebo, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC, at Library of Congress
- ^ HABS data pages: William Blacklock Gazebo. 1962
- ^ "Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Major Peter Bocquet, Jr. House, 95 Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Amelia Whaley (March 25, 2019). "Diary of a Charleston Tour Guide: 95 Broad Street - Peter Bocquet House".
- ^ "Charleston County Courthouse, 82-86 Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC Photos from Survey HABS SC-131". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Robert Chisholm House, 6 Montague Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC Photos from Survey HABS SC-260". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "HABS SC,10-CHAR,64- (sheet 0 of 7) - County Records Building, 100 Meeting Street (at Chalmers Street), Charleston, Charleston County, SC Drawings from Survey HABS SC-13-2". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Exchange Building and Custom House, 122-26 East Bay St., Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Gate, 96 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Google Streetview imagery of December 2021, accessed September 9, 2022.
- ^ Historic Charleston Foundation: 6 Glebe Street (St. Philip's Parsonage House/Bishop Robert Smith House)
- ^ HABS data pages: Glebe House
- ^ Glebe House, at Library of Congress, 21 photos from HABS
- ^ "Glebe Street Presbyterian Church, 7 Glebe Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Joseph Glover House, 81 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Harvey-Lining House & Pharmacy, Broad & Kings Streets, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "T. B. Seabrook House, 95 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, Charleston County, SC". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina Category:Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina **