Charleston Hotel, Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC. Surveyed as HABS SC,10-CHAR,109-, with a 522-word written history.
“Charleston Hotel, Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC”
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Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS SC,10-CHAR,109- · the record runs 522 words · one of 400 surveyed structures published for this county.
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Motel Brief Statement This hotel designed by Charles F. Reichardt of Significance has been used by such famous personalities as Daniel Webster, Jenny Lind and W, K, Thackeray and is interesting architecturally because of its colossal Classic Revival portico. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Original and subsequent owners: Charleston Hotel Company, original owner, (Contract for building the hotel, dated June 24, recorded in Charleston County Mesne Con- veyance Office, Volume p Longhand) 2, Date of erection: (Beatrice St* Julien Ravenel, Architects of Charleston, Carolina Art Association, Charleston, pages ' 3- Architect: Charles F. Reichardt (Ibid., and HCO Volume p. 4 Builder, suppliers, etc.: N. F. Potter, James A, Potter and James ft. Kelsey. (MCO volume p.
5* Notes on alterations and additions: The crypto-portico (under the colossal portico) has been walled up. 6. Important old views listed: Lithograph by B. V/. Thayer, about (Reproduced in Architects of Charleston,op~ posite page Two photographs, including one of bedroom, about in The News and Courier, (Charleston) of June 23, p. CHARLESTON HOTEL HABS No. (Page 2) 8, Historical Events Connected With Structure: Hotel guests have included Daniel Yvebster, Jenny Lind, William Makepeace Thackeray and Queen Victoria's daughter, Princes:; Louise. (Architects of Charleston, p. Prepared bv Beatrice St. J. Ravonel July " PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INKHUATIOK A.
General Statement: 1, Architectural Character: Four story cement covered brick structure with a flat tin and composition roof and a central court plan with a large portico along the front* 29 Condition of Fabric: Good B. Technical Description of Exterior: 1. Foundations: Brick 2. Wall construction: Brick, covered with cement stucco 3. Chimneys: None * one unconnected for boiler room 4. Openings: a. Doorways and doors: wood b. 'Windows and shutters: Wooden frames, no shutters 5. Roof: a. Shape, covering: Flat tin and composition roof b. Cornice, eaves: wood cornice c. Dormers: None C. Technical Description of Interior: 1. Floor plans: Main floor contains lobby and offices. Other three floors have about 50 rooms to a floor. Interior court in center of building, open to 2.
Stairways: Wooden, two (Modern elevators, CHARLESTON HOTEL HABS No. (Page 3) 3. Flooring: Wooden, except main lobby which is tiled 4, Wall and ceiling finish: oheetrock in some places, plaster on lath elsewhere 5. Doorways and doors: "wood 6, Trim: Plain wood ? Hardware: Metal (modern) S. Lighting: Electric 9# Heating: Central oil furnace D. Site: 1, General setting and orientation: Faces west on Meeting Street. On a main thoroughfare of the city. 2, Enclosures: l^one 3, Outbuildings: Small adjoining building containing boiler room k. Walks: IJone 5. landscaping: None Prepared by Emma H. Martin, Charleston July,
| Charleston, South Carolina | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Charleston County, South Carolina | 199 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Charleston building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County Jail | HABS SC,10-CHAR,348- | 24,136 words | |
| William Enston Home | HABS SC,10-CHAR,354- | 17,460 words | |
| Bank of the United States | HABS SC,10-CHAR,108- | 10,224 words | |
| 98 Broad Street | HABS SC,10-CHAR,345- | 9,680 words | |
| 90 Broad Street (Commercial Building) | HABS SC,10-CHAR,344- | 9,502 words | |
| 8 Court House Square (House) | HABS SC,10-CHAR,240- | 8,758 words | |
| Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue | HABS SC,10-CHAR,41- | 6,236 words | |
| Gibbes Tenement | HABS SC,10-CHAR,353- | 3,872 words | |
| William Enston Home | HABS SC,10-CHAR,354A- | 3,773 words | |
| William Enston Home | HABS SC,10-CHAR,354C- | 3,333 words | |
| William Blacklock House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,130- | 3,268 words | |
| Robinson-Aiken House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,177- | 3,107 words | |
| Moses C. Levy House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,33- | 2,923 words | |
| Christopher Belser House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,155- | 2,517 words | |
| Alexander Robert Chisholm House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,168- | 2,481 words | |
| Harvey-Lining House & Pharmacy | HABS SC,10-CHAR,127- | 2,252 words | |
| William Enston Home | HABS SC,10-CHAR,354B- | 2,233 words | |
| Farmers' & Exchange Bank | HABS SC,10-CHAR,176- | 2,211 words | |
| Glebe House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,169- | 2,089 words | |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | HABS SC,10-CHAR,181- | 2,054 words | |
| Colonel Issac Motte House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,171- | 1,915 words | |
| William Enston Home | HABS SC,10-CHAR,354D- | 1,840 words | |
| 54 Queen Street (House) | HABS SC,10-CHAR,180- | 1,775 words | |
| William Pinckney Shingler House | HABS SC,10-CHAR,184- | 1,607 words |
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