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Property File |
Title |
175 Ashley Avenue (Waring Historical Library) |
Scope & Content |
This brick, octagonal building trimmed in stone and Gothic in style was constructed as the library for the Porter Military Academy in 1893-1894, and was a gift from the Reverend Charles Frederick Hoffman, rector of All Angels Episcopal Church in NY. Designed by the NY architectural firm J.B. Snooks, Co., the building now houses the Waring Historical Library of the South Carolina Medical Society. The square meeting rooms of the Waring Library contain medical texts and other artifacts related to medical instruction. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains building history from Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; National Register of Historic Places registration form for Porter Military Academy [complex]. |
Subjects |
Porter Military Academy (Charleston, S.C.)--Buildings Military academies--South Carolina--Charleston Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston |
Search Terms |
Ashley Avenue Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough National Register of Historic Places |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
ASHLEY.175.001 |