Batson's Gas Station [108 Meeting Street] and Plaque

Description

Two Ektachrome color slides of Batson's Esso Station [108 Meeting Street]. The gas station closed in 1981 to become the Frances R. Edmunds Preservation Center, now Shop Historic Charleston.

a: Corner view of the gas station showing the west (front) and south elevations.

b: Plaque referencing the brick and woodwork incorporated into the building that originated from the Gabriel Manigault house that originally stood on the site. "In order to preserve the architectural traditions of Charleston, this brickwork & woodwork of the demolished Gabriel Manigault House 1800 A.D. were used in this station."

Slides date-stamped November 1972.