Name/Title
28 Anson Street (Old Weils Mattress Factory)Entry/Object ID
ANSON.028.001Scope and Content
Constructed before 1872; rehabilitated as condominiums 1990. The rear, 2-story brick section of this building began as a cotton warehouse owned by George W. Williams and later served as the center of a complex belonging to Robertson, Taylor and Company, which processed cotton brought into Charleston from the plantations. The Weils family added the front section of the building in the 20th century when the structure became a mattress factory, which retained this use until the 1970s. After applications for demolition were denied, the building was renovated as condominiums. The rear of the property borders a tiny thoroughfare, Motley Lane, and traverses in an L-shaped path from Pinckney to Anson Streets, accessing small houses and outbuildings of some of the large dwellings facing onto Hasell Street (Poston, Buildings of Charleston).
File contains: letter from CHS Engineering Associates re: existing structural condition (1990); miscellaneous documents re: request for demolition/BAR action; newspaper articles (1969 DYKYC, and "Police Tow Cars to Safety as Roof Begins to Slide"); occupancy history from Old Codgers' Charleston Address Book; draft "Statement of Significance" containing historical research, timeline, and maps (by Sarah Fick); copy of 1991 plat; brief house history and room descriptions (The Designer Showhouse 1992).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ANSON.028.Source or Donor
28 Anson Street (Old Weils Mattress Factory)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Ansonborough, Anson Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1999Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Early Create Date: 1999
Date(s): 1999
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Notes
PF Box 4Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
ANSON.028.002
Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves.Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 416-417Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Online CatalogLabel
Constructed before 1872; rehabilitated as condominiums 1990. The rear, 2-story brick section of this building began as a cotton warehouse owned by George W. Williams and later served as the center of a complex belonging to Robertson, Taylor and Company, which processed cotton brought into Charleston from the plantations. The Weils family added the front section of the building in the 20th century when the structure became a mattress factory, which retained this use until the 1970s. After applications for demolition were denied, the building was renovated as condominiums. The rear of the property borders a tiny thoroughfare, Motley Lane, and traverses in an L-shaped path from Pinckney to Anson Streets, accessing small houses and outbuildings of some of the large dwellings facing onto Hasell Street (Poston, Buildings of Charleston).
File contains: letter from CHS Engineering Associates re: existing structural condition (1990); miscellaneous documents re: request for demolition/BAR action; newspaper articles (1969 DYKYC, and "Police Tow Cars to Safety as Roof Begins to Slide"); occupancy history from Old Codgers' Charleston Address Book; draft "Statement of Significance" containing historical research, timeline, and maps (by Sarah Fick); copy of 1991 plat; brief house history and room descriptions (The Designer Showhouse 1992).Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
January 13, 2005Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 26, 2023