Name/Title
11-25 Anson Street (Goldsmith's Row)Entry/Object ID
ANSON.011-25.001Scope and Content
One of the few late 19th century investment housing developments surviving in downtown Charleston. Isaac A. Goldsmith, a dentist and holder of extensive real estate, built this row of single houses as tenements in 1894 on property formerly occupied by a cotton press and a small flour mill. 11 Anson Street, a brick dwelling south of the row was constructed before the Civil War. 13-25 Anson Street houses were constructed in 1894 and rehabilitated in the 1980s. Goldsmith originally intended to construct 12 houses (7 on Anson, 3 facing Pinckney, and 2 facing an alley planned behind the Anson Street houses). Only 10 of the 12 structures were built and only 7 houses on Anson survive. The houses were originally rented to immigrant laborers. The 1896 directory lists 3 of the 7 houses on Anson Street as vacant; inhabitants of the other 4 are Giovani B. Singuinate, Margaret Pozaro (a laborer), Michael Gorman (a stevedore), and John W. Bouson (manager of the Bay Fish Co.) (Poston, Buildings of Charleston).
File contains: historical and deed research notes; newspaper article "Preservationists Changing Emphasis" (DYKYC, 5/28/1973).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ANSON.011-25.Source or Donor
11-25 Anson Street (Goldsmith's Row)Acquisition Method
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Anson Street, Ansonborough, Streets--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File 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 3Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
ANSON.011-25.002
Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves.Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 415-416.Interpretative Labels
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One of the few late 19th century investment housing developments surviving in downtown Charleston. Isaac A. Goldsmith, a dentist and holder of extensive real estate, built this row of single houses as tenements in 1894 on property formerly occupied by a cotton press and a small flour mill. 11 Anson Street, a brick dwelling south of the row was constructed before the Civil War. 13-25 Anson Street houses were constructed in 1894 and rehabilitated in the 1980s. Goldsmith originally intended to construct 12 houses (7 on Anson, 3 facing Pinckney, and 2 facing an alley planned behind the Anson Street houses). Only 10 of the 12 structures were built and only 7 houses on Anson survive. The houses were originally rented to immigrant laborers. The 1896 directory lists 3 of the 7 houses on Anson Street as vacant; inhabitants of the other 4 are Giovani B. Singuinate, Margaret Pozaro (a laborer), Michael Gorman (a stevedore), and John W. Bouson (manager of the Bay Fish Co.) (Poston, Buildings of Charleston).
File contains: historical and deed research notes; newspaper article "Preservationists Changing Emphasis" (DYKYC, 5/28/1973).Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
December 29, 2004Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 26, 2023