82 Anson Street (Mary Smith House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

82 Anson Street

82 Anson Street

Name/Title

82 Anson Street (Mary Smith House)

Entry/Object ID

ANSON.082.001

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1799; moved to its present location from 86 Anson Street in 1967; restored 1973. One of Charleston's wealthiest 18th century merchants, Josiah Smith, leased and subsequently conveyed this house an its former lot to his daughter, Mary Smith, in 1799. The building is a tall brick Charleston single house, formerly situated on a lot 100 feet north of its present site. It was moved in 1967, out of the path of the city's extension of George Street east from Anson Street to connect with East Bay Street, in conjunction with the construction of the Gaillard Auditorium. The dwelling is now arranged to face a large garden that fronts on Laurens Street. Although the house had suffered since passing out of the Smith family in 1869, its Federal interior remained largely intact and was partially restored by HCF, with the remainder of the work completed by a new owner in 1973 (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). Four files contain documentation of the covenant on the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; correspondence and other documentation related to the sale of the property; correspondence and other documentation related to the management of the property; historical/research information; newspaper articles (including DYKYC); correspondence related to the relocation of the building; FOHG house histories (2006, 2018 draft); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); Rosen and Associates inspection report (1996); excerpt from graduate student thesis (Keller, 2011); building history from City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual (2011); Preservation Society tour house history (2016); photocopies of maps (Birds-Eye View, Sanborns); documentation of HCF's purchase, relocation of the house, rehabilitation, and planning for the sale of the property. See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ANSON.082.

Source or Donor

82 Anson Street (Mary Smith House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Anson Street, Ansonborough, Covenant Property, Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), Relocated buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Covenant Folder 1 Management Folder 2 History/Miscellaneous Folders

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 8

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

ANSON.082.002, ANSON.082.003A-B, ANSON.082.004, ANSON.082.005A-B, ANSON.082.006A-B, ANSON.082.007a-b, ANSON.082.008, ANSON.082.010a-b, ANSON.082.011, ANSON.GEN.001 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), pg. 424-425

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Online Catalog

Label

Constructed ca. 1799; moved to its present location from 86 Anson Street in 1967; restored 1973. One of Charleston's wealthiest 18th century merchants, Josiah Smith, leased and subsequently conveyed this house an its former lot to his daughter, Mary Smith, in 1799. The building is a tall brick Charleston single house, formerly situated on a lot 100 feet north of its present site. It was moved in 1967, out of the path of the city's extension of George Street east from Anson Street to connect with East Bay Street, in conjunction with the construction of the Gaillard Auditorium. The dwelling is now arranged to face a large garden that fronts on Laurens Street. Although the house had suffered since passing out of the Smith family in 1869, its Federal interior remained largely intact and was partially restored by HCF, with the remainder of the work completed by a new owner in 1973 (Poston, Buildings of Charleston). Four files contain documentation of the covenant on the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; correspondence and other documentation related to the sale of the property; correspondence and other documentation related to the management of the property; historical/research information; newspaper articles (including DYKYC); correspondence related to the relocation of the building; FOHG house histories (2006, 2018 draft); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); Rosen and Associates inspection report (1996); excerpt from graduate student thesis (Keller, 2011); building history from City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual (2011); Preservation Society tour house history (2016); photocopies of maps (Birds-Eye View, Sanborns); documentation of HCF's purchase, relocation of the house, rehabilitation, and planning for the sale of the property.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 28, 2005

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

August 7, 2023