229 Meeting Street (Commercial Building), Charleston

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interesting architectural character, utilizing standard cast-iron elements. Cast iron bears the name "Phoenix Iron Yforks. John F. Taylor & Co." Built c.

Architectural Information

The condition is apparently sound; paint on the first floor is good, but it has deteriorated on the upper portion of the facade. The front is cast iron; two stories; five bays; a 331 frontage; faces east. First story: Arcaded, with Roman Corinthian pilasters (one capital missing) at ends, columns between. Central bay is occupied by a double door with transom. Symmetrical relief ornament centered in spandrels, conventional stalks and leaves, narrow archivolt, soffits * of arches paneled. Narrow plain frieze, cornice with modillions, with end blocks carried on corbel capitals, molded, with leafy ornament on the face. Second story: Paneled pilaster strip at each end, Corinthian pilasters between, carrying a frieze and a cornice which is double one over the other.

In each bay is a semicircular arched window with narrow architrave trim several inches outside the opening; above each is a horizontal panel with ornamental cast iron grille in the opening. End blocks on consoles are over the pilaster strips, The three central bays project slightly, the cornice following the break. Parapet: The part over the central pavilion is curved, and higher than the parapet over the end bays. Note: Plain portions of upper part may be stucco, with iron only for the trim. Site: This building is on the west side of Meeting Street, opposite the end of Pinckney Street, Prepared by Harley J. McKee, Architect National Park Service September 229 Meeting Street (Commercial Building Front) HABS No.

Charleston Charleston County- South Carolina Addendum to: Commercial Building Front 229 Meeting Street Charleston Charleston County South Carolina (as recorded in PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA Historic American Buildings Survey National Park Service Department of the Interior Southeast Region Atlanta, Georgia . . NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING RECORD l cd Department of the Interior HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY itage Conservation and Recreation Service ;hmfiton.DC ARCHITECTURAL DATA FORM -2- Addendum for .TATE COUNTY TOWN OR VICINITY !outh Carolina Charleston Charleston HISTORIC NAME OF STRUCTURE (INCLUDE SOURCE FOR NAME) HABS NO. 229 MEETING STREET (Commercial Building Front) SECONDARY OR COMMON NAMES OF STRUCTURE - A.S.

Amano, Ambler Selmer (Hats $ Caps Wholesale) - Charleston Fair $ Racing Association, - Carolina Tire $ Rubber Compan; - Chicco Wholesale Liquor COMPLETE ADDRESS (DESCRIBE LOCATION FOR RURAL SITES) 229 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE SOURCE) ARCHITECT^) (INCLUDE SOURCEJ After Fire (News $ Courier) Not Available SIGNIFICANCE (ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL,

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Ubt OF SIKUUURt) Structure is one of a row of Century commercial buildings and have housed a variety of tenants. (See Above) STYLE (IF APPROPRIATE) Early Victorian MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS) Brick load bearing side walls, wood floor and roof framing, stucco on brick facade, cast iron columns on first floor facade ;HAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF STRUCTURE (SKETCHED FLOOR PLANS ON SEPARATE PAGES ARE ACCEPTABLE) < See Attached Plans EXTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE The basic facade is intact, although windows have been infilled with stucco and plywood. Second floor arched openings and alternating stucco pilasters, together with the iron arches on the first floor give the building a lightness uncommon to the area.

INTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE (DESCRIBE FLOOR PLANS, IF NOT SKETCHED) See Attached Plans MAJOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS WITH DATES PRESENT CONDITION AND USE First floor of building used as night club.

Second floor unoccupied OTHER INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE Documentation for this structure was prepared by the Office of Downtown Revitalization, City of Charleston, in compliance with the Executive Order and a Memorandum of Agreement with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, HUD, EDA $ Holywell Corporation (Developer) SOURCES OF INFORMATION (INCLUDE LISTING ON NATIONAL REGISTER, STATE REGISTERS, ETC.) iProperty is in the Old $ Historic District, both a local zoning district and a historic strict on the National Register, extended in Information: derived from News & urier articles and the City of Charleston Archives. COMPILER, AFFILIATION Transmitted by: Paul Hawke DATE William D. Evans, AIA NPS/SERO Design Technical Services Specialist Atlanta Ga.

June 28, Office of Downtown Revitalization November r-i 1-v nf _ SC