79 Anson Street (Daniel Legare House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

79 Anson Street

79 Anson Street

Name/Title

79 Anson Street (Daniel Legare House)

Entry/Object ID

ANSON.079.001

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1760. Extensive changes make it difficult to ascertain the exact date of construction of this wood house on a raised stucco foundation; however, it is considered to be one of the earliest surviving structures within the original Ansonborough suburb. Certain details, such as the heavy heart-pine framing sheathed in beaded black cypress weatherboarding and the low pitched hip roof, indicate an 18th century date. Construction of the building began before or after the lot (part of lot no. 5 of the original George Anson tract) was sold by Daniel Crawford to the Christ Church planter Daniel Legare in 1760. The Legare family sold the house in 1806 to the Mortimers, who renovated some rooms with new woodwork in the fashionable Neoclassical style (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). This is a new easement property so files will become more complete in time. Current files contain documentation of the easement on the property; correspondence related to the easement donation; acknowledgment of the easement donation; documentation of the sale of the property; easement appraisal report and IRS form 8283; request for alterations; correspondence related to the management of the property; Part I Certification Application and associated research including maps and wills (Sarah Fick, 2005); FOHG house history (undated); newspaper articles (including DYKYC 1934, 1958, 1971); report entitled "Architectural Investigation of 79 Anson Street" by Willie Graham, Carl Lounsbury, and Orlando Ridout V; conceptual plans; data sheet (79½ Anson) 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); Meyers Properties sales material (includes photos, house history, news articles, main house floor plans, and kitchen house floor plans and photos); HCF sales brochure. The files will eventually contain annual inspection reports; easement inspection photos; correspondence and other documentation related to the sale of the property; historical/research information; etc. No easement documentation photos (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ANSON.079.

Source or Donor

79 Anson Street (Daniel Legare House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Anson Street, Ansonborough, Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), Easement Property, Before and after, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Gift Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous 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 7

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2009.002.098, 2011.015.80, 2016.021.03, ANSON.079.002, ANSON.079.003a-b, ANSON.079.004, ANSON.079.005a-b, ANSON.079.006a-b, ANSON.079.007 Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves. See also Easement Manager's working files for more information. See also property files for 9 George street.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 424

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Online Catalog

Label

Current files contain documentation of the easement on the property; correspondence related to the easement donation; acknowledgment of the easement donation; documentation of the sale of the property; easement appraisal report and IRS form 8283; request for alterations; correspondence related to the management of the property; Part I Certification Application and associated research including maps and wills (Sarah Fick, 2005); FOHG house history (undated); newspaper articles (including DYKYC 1934, 1958, 1971); report entitled "Architectural Investigation of 79 Anson Street" by Willie Graham, Carl Lounsbury, and Orlando Ridout V; conceptual plans; data sheet (79½ Anson) 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); Meyers Properties sales material (includes photos, house history, news articles, main house floor plans, and kitchen house floor plans and photos); HCF sales brochure.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 28, 2005

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

August 7, 2023