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Property File |
Title |
139 South Market Street (McKinlay Building) |
Scope & Content |
Constructed 1846; renovated 1875-90; rehabilitated 1988. Archibald and William McKinlay, prosperous free African American brothers, purchased this as well as other Market Street properties in the 1840s. Possibly of 3 stories originally, the surviving structure served its owners as a tenement until the McKinlay estate sold it in 1875 to Robert Martin, a purveyor of diverse goods, from shoes to washing machines. Martin probably renovated the facade with Italianate style window hoods, deep cornice, and new glazed face brick in white and brown. A concrete block infill was removed in recent years for restoration of the storefront. The area became the center of a rough nightlife for sailors and gamblers. In 1927, one of Charleston's leading bootleggers, Frank "Rumpty Rattles" Hogan, was shot while picking up his waitress girlfriend from her job across the street. The killers who shot from the upper windows of 139 Market Street were acquitted in a sensational trial. File contains newspaper articles (DYKYC, 4/3/1978). |
Subjects |
Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston Commercial buildings |
Search Terms |
South Market Street |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
MARKET.139.1 |