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Title |
21 King Street (Patrick O'Donnell House) |
Scope & Content |
Constructed 1852-70; restored late 1980s. A contractor who moved to Charleston from his native Galway, Ireland, gained sufficient fortune by the 1850s to amalgamate several lots and begin construction of the city's largest Italianate style house. Recent evidence indicates that Patrick O'Donnell failed to complete the house until after 1865, thus giving some reality to the appellation of "O'Donnell's Folly" for the building. During the author Josephine Pinckney's ownership, 1970-1937, the Poetry Society and the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals were organized here. The monumental 3-story masonry building rises above a rusticated stucco ground floor. A Greek Revival architrave with arched doors leads to the stair hall, while a central pavilion rises to an open, modillioned gable with triple-tiered piazzas on the south. Arched window hoods, supported by console brackets and including shell motifs, decorate the second story. In its recent restoration, the owner returned a period paint scheme to the building. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains FOHG house histories (undated, 1996); house history from An Architectural Guide to Charleston; excerpt from 62 Famous Houses of Charleston; excerpt from The Doors and Gates of Charleston; report "The Patrick O'Donnell House, 21 King Street: A History" by Robert P. Stockton; newspaper articles (including 1978 DYKYC); property conveyance (1893), two titles to real estate (1908), abstract of title (1908), and an agreement allowing the eaves to overhang on the neighboring property; photocopy of 1995 photo (SCHS photo); copy of photo from "Resources & Attractions of Charleston" (ca. 1898); Board of Adjustment agenda (1987) annotated by HCF staff showing opposition to addition of two-car garage; real estate listing; Rosen and Associates inspection report (2003). |
Subjects |
Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston |
Search Terms |
King Street |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
KING.021.1 |