Archive Record
| Object Type | Property File |
| Title | 5 Alexander Street (Simon Jude Chancognie House) |
| Scope & Content |
Simon Jude Chancognie constructed this comparatively large 3-story house in about 1813. The house retains excellent Federal woodwork on its interior. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Alexander Street is a/k/a Middle Street. Two folders contain original documentation of the easement on the property including Subordination Agreement; Part I certification (National Register); documents and correspondence relating the sale of the property over the years (1965-1987), including Contract of Sale (8/14/87) and Sale Agreement (April 1970); easement appraisal report by Hartnett Realty Co., 12/19/2008) and Form 8283; annual inspection letters and reports including post-Hugo Condition Report (1989); requests for alterations; newspaper article entitled, "Lot was Part of Large Grant," 12/9/1970; brief house history dated 1/9/67 (from Samuel Stoney's Notes on Ansonborough Houses); more detailed House History (undated); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); FOHG house history (1978); historical research and supporting documentation (maps, plats) prepared by Sarah Fick; chain-of-title and report on the property including history of the Walled City, Gadsden's Green, architectural history, property timeline, maps (Brittany Lavelle, HCF Summer Intern, 2011); biographical information on Simon Jude Chancognie (Brittany Lavelle, 2011); data sheet for CharlestonWISE Impact Project (Sustainability Institute) that includes construction date, square footage, number of stories, building orientation, system materials/types, Sanborn Map research notes, and additions/alterations notes (Mariah Schwartz, 2011). This was an HCF covenant property until 2008 when an exterior easement was donated. Note: There are no original documents relating to the covenant in the file, only correspondence referring to the covenant and that the deed is recorded in Book P-89, p. 76, RMC's Office. See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography. |
| Subjects | Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston |
| Search Terms |
Ansonborough Alexander Street Middle Street Covenant Property Easement Property |
| Physical Description |
1 Gift Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous Folder |
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| Object ID # | ALEXANDER.005.001 |