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Property File |
Title |
5 East Battery (John Ravenel House) |
Scope & Content |
Constructed ca. 1848. This house was built by the Ravenel family on one of the reclaimed marshland lots sold by the city in 1838. Though originally built by John Ravenel, it passed a few years later to his son Dr. St. Julien Ravenel, the planter whose scientific efforts resulted in numerous contributions to his native region, including the design for the Confederate semi-submersible craft Little David, and as a pioneer in Charleston's postwar phosphate industry. Ravenel was also considered the father of Charleston's artesian well system. His wife, Harriott Horry Rutledge Ravenel, wrote many books on Charleston history, including the classic Charleston, The Place and the People (1912). The Italianate style entablature and lintels were added when the house was rebuilt following the 1886 earthquake. The large dependency and garden to the south remain part of the property. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains FOHG(?) house histories; newspaper articles (including DYKYC); building histories from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston (1984) and City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual (2011). |
Subjects |
Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston |
Search Terms |
East Battery |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
EBATTERY.005.1 |