Name/Title
49 Archdale Street (Darby Building)Entry/Object ID
ARCHDALE.049.001Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1802; altered 1886; renovated 1994. The brick building at Archdale and Beaufain Streets with a curious stepped brick gable end, probably added after the earthquake of 1886, stands as a lone survivor of a continuous block on both sides of early 19th century masonry and wood dwellings and shops. Possibly constructed before 1802 by the goldsmith John Darby, the building contains interior woodwork dating from the mid-19th century and retains a storefront with a corner iron column, a feature associated with corner store buildings throughout Charleston in the mid-19th century. The city created the triangular spit of land on which the building stands by lengthening Market Street and demolishing several houses along these portions of Archdale and Beaufain Streets.
File contains newspaper article (DYKYC, 1978).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ARCHDALE.049.Source or Donor
49 Archdale Street (Darby Building)Acquisition Method
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Archdale Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
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Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Notes
PF Box 8Location
Container
PF Box 6Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 344-345Interpretative Labels
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Online CatalogLabel
Constructed ca. 1802; altered 1886; renovated 1994. The brick building at Archdale and Beaufain Streets with a curious stepped brick gable end, probably added after the earthquake of 1886, stands as a lone survivor of a continuous block on both sides of early 19th century masonry and wood dwellings and shops. Possibly constructed before 1802 by the goldsmith John Darby, the building contains interior woodwork dating from the mid-19th century and retains a storefront with a corner iron column, a feature associated with corner store buildings throughout Charleston in the mid-19th century. The city created the triangular spit of land on which the building stands by lengthening Market Street and demolishing several houses along these portions of Archdale and Beaufain Streets.
File contains newspaper article (DYKYC, 1978).Created By
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August 22, 2023