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Property File |
Title |
140 Broad Street (Alfred Huger House a/k/a William H. Huger House) |
Scope & Content |
Constructed ca. 1870. Alfred Huger, planter and postmaster of Charleston, owned a fine antebellum house on this site that burned in the fire of 1861. Legend has it that he stoically watched the fire consume his house from an armchair that he pulled into the middle of the street. One of the few property owners on the western end of Broad Street who chose to rebuild on the sites of their former houses, Huger completed a substantial 2-story house with closed cross gable and projecting bay window, and giant order, Italianate style door architrave. A two-story piazza with Tuscan columns faces Logan Street on the western side of the dwelling. Huger left the property to his son, Dr. William Huger, and it was occupied until the early 20th century by William's widow, Sabina Huger. Long noted for its massive date palm in the yard, the house today is still owned by the late Mrs. Huger's estate. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains photocopies of City Ward Book entries (1871-5, 1876-80, 1881-2); photocopies of Sanborn Maps (1888, 1902, 1944); photocopy of floorplans dated 1875 (3 copies); photocopy of notes, receipts, and estimates related to the construction of the house; 1886 Earthquake Damage Assessment; Hurricane Hugo damage survey. |
Subjects |
Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston |
Search Terms |
Broad Street |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
BROAD.140.1 |