6 Alexander Street

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Historic Charleston Foundation

6 Alexander Street: Copyright: Bill Struhs; Origsize: ~5.5 x 7.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
6 Alexander Street

Copyright: Bill Struhs; Origsize: ~5.5 x 7.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

6 Alexander Street

Entry/Object ID

ALEXANDER.006.001

Scope and Content

Francis Nelson, a ship's carpenter, built this house after acquiring it from Mary Middleton in 1799. It is the oldest of the 3 remaining houses of the post-Revolutionary period on this street. Alexander Street is a/k/a Middle Street (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). File contains: house history (undated, stamped Fort Sumter Realty Co.); newspaper article, 2/20/1978, "6 Alexander St. House Dates to Early 1800s"; photocopy of photo of the northeast corner of 6 Alexander Street (Laurens and Alexander).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ALEXANDER.006.

Source or Donor

6 Alexander Street

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ansonborough, Alexander Street, Middle Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive 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

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Notes

PF Box 1

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

ALEXANDER.006.002, ALEXANDER.006.003 Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 415

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Online Catalog

Label

Francis Nelson, a ship's carpenter, built this house after acquiring it from Mary Middleton in 1799. It is the oldest of the 3 remaining houses of the post-Revolutionary period on this street. Alexander Street is a/k/a Middle Street (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). File contains: house history (undated, stamped Fort Sumter Realty Co.); newspaper article, 2/20/1978, "6 Alexander St. House Dates to Early 1800s"; photocopy of photo of the northeast corner of 6 Alexander Street (Laurens and Alexander).

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 29, 2004

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 25, 2023