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Title |
22 Legare Street (Charles Elliott House) |
Scope & Content |
Constructed ca. 1764. An interesting architectural response to the threat of fire in the 18th century, the Elliott House, although mostly constructed of black cypress, employs thick masonry fire walls between the main rooms of the first floor extending into both the cellar and the attic. The house has further distinction as it follows the orientation of a single house but is actually two rooms deep, possibly because the north end may be an addition. The dwelling retains its 18th century pedimented window hoods and dormers but boasts Greek Revival style piazzas and Neoclassical and Gothic woodwork, in addition to Georgian on its interior. The upstairs mantelpieces and other carvings have been attributed by recent scholarship to the same carver who did work on the Sommers House at 128 Tradd Street and 95 Broad Street. Charles Elliott, a wealthy planter, owned Sandy Hill Plantation in the south end of the county and built this house after purchasing the lot (formerly no. 240 of the Grand Modell) from James Skirving in 1764. He built 43 Legare Street as well. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains SC Historical Society Tour house history (1976); newspaper article (DYKYC); biographical information about the Elliott family; photocopy of Grand Moddell; photocopy of plat showing lot of Charles Elliott; 1886 Earthquake damage assessment; Hurricane Hugo damage assessment survey (pdf). |
Subjects |
Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston |
Search Terms |
Legare Street Eighteenth-Century Expansion |
Physical Description |
1 File Folder |
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Object ID # |
LEGARE.022.1 |