Name/Title
5 Alexander Street (Simon Jude Chancognie House)Entry/Object ID
ALEXANDER.005.001Scope and Content
Simon Jude Chancognie constructed this comparatively large 3-story house in about 1813. The house retains excellent Federal woodwork on its interior (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). Alexander Street is a/k/a Middle Street.
Two folders contain original documentation of the easement on the property including Subordination Agreement; Part I certification (National Register); documents and correspondence relating the sale of the property over the years (1965-1987), including Contract of Sale (8/14/87) and Sale Agreement (April 1970); easement appraisal report by Hartnett Realty Co., 12/19/2008) and Form 8283; annual inspection letters and reports including post-Hugo Condition Report (1989); requests for alterations; newspaper article entitled, "Lot was Part of Large Grant," 12/9/1970; brief house history dated 1/9/67 (from Samuel Stoney's Notes on Ansonborough Houses); more detailed House History (undated); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); FOHG house history (1978); historical research and supporting documentation (maps, plats) prepared by Sarah Fick; chain-of-title and report on the property including history of the Walled City, Gadsden's Green, architectural history, property timeline, maps (Brittany Lavelle, HCF Summer Intern, 2011); biographical information on Simon Jude Chancognie (Brittany Lavelle, 2011); data sheet for CharlestonWISE Impact Project (Sustainability Institute) that includes construction date, square footage, number of stories, building orientation, system materials/types, Sanborn Map research notes, and additions/alterations notes (Mariah Schwartz, 2011).
This was an HCF covenant property until 2008 when an exterior easement was donated.
Note: There are no original documents relating to the covenant in the file, only correspondence referring to the covenant and that the deed is recorded in Book P-89, p. 76, RMC's Office.
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ALEXANDER.005.Source or Donor
5 Alexander StreetAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Ansonborough, Alexander Street, Middle Street, Covenant Property, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous FolderArchive Notes
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 1Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
ALEXANDER.005.002a-b, ALEXANDER.005.003, ALEXANDER.005.004
Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves.
See H.A. DeCosta Company invoice collection, 2009.011.1.
See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 415Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Online CatalogLabel
Simon Jude Chancognie constructed this comparatively large 3-story house in about 1813. The house retains excellent Federal woodwork on its interior (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). Alexander Street is a/k/a Middle Street.
Two folders contain original documentation of the easement on the property including Subordination Agreement; Part I certification (National Register); documents and correspondence relating the sale of the property over the years (1965-1987), including Contract of Sale (8/14/87) and Sale Agreement (April 1970); easement appraisal report by Hartnett Realty Co., 12/19/2008) and Form 8283; annual inspection letters and reports including post-Hugo Condition Report (1989); requests for alterations; newspaper article entitled, "Lot was Part of Large Grant," 12/9/1970; brief house history dated 1/9/67 (from Samuel Stoney's Notes on Ansonborough Houses); more detailed House History (undated); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); FOHG house history (1978); historical research and supporting documentation (maps, plats) prepared by Sarah Fick; chain-of-title and report on the property including history of the Walled City, Gadsden's Green, architectural history, property timeline, maps (Brittany Lavelle, HCF Summer Intern, 2011); biographical information on Simon Jude Chancognie (Brittany Lavelle, 2011); data sheet for CharlestonWISE Impact Project (Sustainability Institute) that includes construction date, square footage, number of stories, building orientation, system materials/types, Sanborn Map research notes, and additions/alterations notes (Mariah Schwartz, 2011).
This was an HCF covenant property until 2008 when an exterior easement was donated.General Notes
Note
Notes: The following photos were in the file when catalog record was created in March 2004; they are now missing: 9 color photos (3.5" x 5") dated 1995; 7 color photos (4" x 6") dated 1997; 5 color photos (4" x 7") dated 2001; 1 b&w photo (3.5" x 3.5") w/ writing on back "only 4 houses on dead-end court with circle to turn around) this will be last house"; 1 b&w photo (3" x 2").Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 31, 2004Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 25, 2023