29-31 Ann Street (Camden Depot)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Camden Depot, 1925: Copyright: Historic American Engineering Record photo, 1925; Origsize: 8X10; Origformat: BW photo
Camden Depot, 1925

Copyright: Historic American Engineering Record photo, 1925; Origsize: 8X10; Origformat: BW photo

Name/Title

29-31 Ann Street (Camden Depot)

Entry/Object ID

ANN.029-31.001

Scope and Content

Designed by architect Edward C. Jones, this is one of the group of structures built by the South Carolina Rail Road in the 1840s and 1850s, on the proposed site of the Visitor Reception and Transportation Center (VRTC). May have been named after the Camden Branch of the South Carolina Railroad. Part of a National Historic Landmark district (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). File contains: newspaper articles including "Residents Voice Feelings on Old Depot," dated 11/2/89, and "Camden Depot Structures Date from Mid-19th Century," dated 2/21/83 (News & Courier); Sanborn Maps showing railroad complex and city rail lines; history of the site prepared by architect for BAR submission (ca. 2000?), including copies of photos and SC Dept. of Archives architectural survey sheet; relevant portion of National Register Nomination form; SCDAH grant application (draft?, 1980s?) for adaptive use study (Preservation Society submittal); Phillips and Oppermann proposal for stabilization (1989); copy of tax map (1969). See also 375 Meeting Street.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ANN.029-31.

Source or Donor

29-31 Ann Street (Camden Depot)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ann Street, Camden Depot, Visitor Reception and Transportation Center (VRTC), National Register of Historic Places, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Railroad companies--South Carolina--Charleston, Railroad stations--South Carolina--Charleston, South Carolina Railroad, Southern Railway Company

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive Notes

Associated Material: See Lowcountry Digital Library for SCRR records. 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 3

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jones, Edward C.

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: See Camden Depot file in Preservation Issues series.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 405

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Online Catalog

Label

Designed by architect Edward C. Jones, this is one of the group of structures built by the South Carolina Rail Road in the 1840s and 1850s, on the proposed site of the Visitor Reception and Transportation Center (VRTC). May have been named after the Camden Branch of the South Carolina Railroad. Part of a National Historic Landmark district (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). File contains: newspaper articles including "Residents Voice Feelings on Old Depot," dated 11/2/89, and "Camden Depot Structures Date from Mid-19th Century," dated 2/21/83 (News & Courier); Sanborn Maps showing railroad complex and city rail lines; history of the site prepared by architect for BAR submission (ca. 2000?), including copies of photos and SC Dept. of Archives architectural survey sheet; relevant portion of National Register Nomination form; SCDAH grant application (draft?, 1980s?) for adaptive use study (Preservation Society submittal); Phillips and Oppermann proposal for stabilization (1989); copy of tax map (1969). See also 375 Meeting Street.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 15, 2004

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 25, 2023