Name/Title
10 Ashmead Place (Parsonage for Second Presbyterian Church)Entry/Object ID
ASHMEAD.010.1Scope and Content
The Charleston County's Real Property Database lists the date of construction as 1826. The Charleston County's Real Property Database lists the home as a two-story Charleston Single House with 2,101 square feet, while current real estate listings, listed by Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty, state the home has 3 stories with 3,484 square feet. The building has four bedrooms and two and a half baths. This home was built and owned by the Second Presbyterian Church of the City and suburbs of Charleston from 1826-1976. The first private owners were listed Doris and William Travis who purchased the home on April 2, 1976. The home was the parsonage for The Second Presbyterian Church for 150 years. There were many announcements in the News and Courier in the mid-1900s for meetings of The Women of the Church taking place at this residence. The home faces Wragg Square. The photo is a cropped HCF image we have from the 1970's
The file contains 1888, 1902, 1944, 1951, and 1955 Sanborn Maps; a description from the CC Real Property Database; 2025 Real Estate Description from Redfin; and a July 9, 1955 article form the Charleston Evening Post announcing regular meetings of the The women of Second Presbyterian Church at this location.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Ernst Bruderer, Shannon DuffyLexicon
Search Terms
Ashmead Place, Historic buildings - Charleston - South CarolinaArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding aids: Index to Property Files
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Prop File ShelvesBuilding
Missroon/Archives/Property File ShelvesCategory
PermanentDate
June 3, 2026Create Date
June 3, 2026Update Date
June 3, 2026
