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Posted: September 8, 2020
The answer is St. John’s Lutheran Church Parish House (5 Clifford Street). There’s no history of this building in HCF’s Archives. What is known is that the building was constructed ca. 1854 and was razed by September 1954 when ground was broken for the construction of a new building designed by Halsey and Cummings Architects and would be built by General Contracting Company for $85,764. (“America’s News—Historical and Current,” and “Fire Insurance Maps Online” [a/k/a Sanborn Maps], each accessed via the Charleston County Public Library website.) Photograph courtesy of the Fairfield County Historical Museum.
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651 Rutledge Avenue There’s no history of this house in HCF’s Archives. What is known is that it was constructed ca. 1914 when the address was 385 Rutledge Avenue….
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145 Rutledge Avenue, formerly known as 11 Rutledge: There’s no history of this property in HCF’s Archives. What is known is that by 1880, Frederick Heinz, a baker, was living…
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Gabriel Manigault House (290 Meeting Street). The original house on this lot, the Gabriel Manigault House, was constructed ca. 1802. It was a 2½-story frame house on brick basement,…
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I always find the Name the Building article very interesting even though I rarely am able to get a correct answer. It IS fun, though, and reminds me always of the rich history of Charleston!
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The building is the South Carolina Hall that burned in the great fire of 1861. It was located onnorth side of Broad Street next to the Rutledge house and the Catholic church which also burned to the fire. The building was designed by gentleman architect Hugh Smith who also designed/lived at 15 Broad Street. Both Lafayett and President Monore stayed there, and this is where the Articles of Secession were drafted, a sorry incident that precipitated SC’s secession and the tragedy that this act brought upon our nation.