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Property File |
Title |
220 King Street (Nathan Hart Building) |
Scope & Content |
Constructed 1838-40; rehabilitated 1988. The Charleston hardware merchant Nathan Hart lost his business in the fire of 1838 when the conflagration consumed a 3-story house on this site that he leased from the trustee for the owners, the Schmidt family. Purchasing this site, Hart constructed his own building shortly thereafter, and it remained in his family until the late-19th century. Reflecting the high quality of Charleston construction in the antebellum period, the red brick facade is beak jointed with a fine white mortar, and the King Street facade second story windows have granite lintels. A late-19th century style storefront has been added spanning the corner of the first floor. Beyond the main block of the building, along Market Street, late-19th century pressed-metal window and door hoods survive. An arched brick 2-story hyphen, typical of King Street, separates this from the adjacent structure at 218 King Street. The latter building with similar brick detailing and a surviving modillioned cornice and parapet was also built in the years immediately after the fire. File contains description of physical appearance and statement of significance from an undated Part I Certification application; newspaper articles (undated DYKYC and article about renovation). |
Subjects |
Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston Commercial buildings |
Search Terms |
King Street |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
KING.220.1 |