33 Hayne Street (Commercial Building), Charleston, Charleston County, SC. Surveyed as HABS SC,10-CHAR,192-, with a 324-word written history.
“ing architectural character and cast-iron and terra- cotta details; in fair condition.”
Written record, HABS SC,10-CHAR,192- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS SC,10-CHAR,192- · the record runs 324 words · one of 400 surveyed structures published for this county.
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ing architectural character and cast-iron and terra- cotta details; in fair condition. Built c.
Architectural Information
The building has a 20' frontage, four stories, four bays; faces north. First Story: cast iron. A pier with paneled face, carrying a foliated console and an end block with a head in high relief, is at each end; three Roman Corinthian columns are in between. There is no architrave, a plain frieze, and cornice with coarse dentils and small modillions. This is all painted white, but some spots are rusty. Upper stories: General: The upper three stories are stucco, with rectangular window openings, stone sills and double-hung sash, eight-over-eight lights. Window heads carry terra-cotta hoods. Second story: Frieze, with scrolled broken pediment with palmette in the center, carried on foliated consoles.
Third story: Small consoles under ends of sill, Collated consoles carrying an ornamented cornice, crowned by palmette between scrolls. Fourth story: Ornamented cornice carried on plain consoles; small consoles under sill. Cornice: Nine foliated brackets carry the corona. There are dentils in the bed moldings. Between each pair of brackets is a small rec- tangular opening with an ornamental cast-iron grille. Atop the cor- nice is a stucco parapet with central panel and curved wings. At the center is a terra-eotta crest and a palmette between scrolls. Site: This building is on the south side of Hayne Street,midway between Meeting and Church Streets. Neighboring buildings are quite deteriora- ted. Prepared by Harley J. McKee, Architect National Park Service September
| 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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