17 Reid Street

Name/Title

17 Reid Street

Entry/Object ID

REID.017.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1971. 17 Reid street is a modern vernacular house characteristic of the 1970s suburban architecture in its materials, plan, placement on the lot. It is in poor condition structurally and cosmetically. The one story house is set back approximately 25 feet to create a front yard, with narrow setbacks to the east and west property lines and small overgrown back yard. The house is elevated approximately two feet off the ground with an enclosed crawl space skirted with brick. The building has been slated for demolition. It is located in Hampstead Village, part of the upper east side of Charleston. File contains graduate student report (Joseph Reynolds, 2010) on the history of the house, which includes historical and chain-of-title research, maps, photos, and other supporting documentation. 3 additional plats are in the file: 1)1856 Plat 2) 1882 Lamble Block Plat 3) 1971 Plat No photos on file. Image in this record is from document in the Property File.

Context

Documentation of this 1971 East side home before its demolition.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2025.3

Source or Donor

Christina Rae Butler

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Reid Street, Hampstead Village, East Side, 1970s

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive Items Details

Title

Property File

Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files. Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

December 16, 2025

Location

Building

Missroon House

Room

Margaretta Childs Archives

Category

Permanent

Date

December 16, 2025

General Notes

Note

Includes information/plats about Hampstead Village.

Created By

sduffy@historiccharleston.org

Create Date

December 16, 2025

Updated By

sduffy@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

December 16, 2025