175 Ashley Avenue (Waring Historical Library)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

175 Ashley Avenue

175 Ashley Avenue

Name/Title

175 Ashley Avenue (Waring Historical Library)

Entry/Object ID

ASHLEY.175.001

Scope and Content

This brick, octagonal building trimmed in stone and Gothic in style was constructed as the library for the Porter Military Academy in 1893-1894, and was a gift from the Reverend Charles Frederick Hoffman, rector of All Angels Episcopal Church in NY. Designed by the NY architectural firm J.B. Snooks, Co., the building now houses the Waring Historical Library of the South Carolina Medical Society. The square meeting rooms of the Waring Library contain medical texts and other artifacts related to medical instruction. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains building history from Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; National Register of Historic Places registration form for Porter Military Academy [complex].

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ASHLEY.175.

Source or Donor

175 Ashley Avenue (Waring Historical Library)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ashley Avenue, Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough, National Register of Historic Places, Porter Military Academy (Charleston, S.C.)--Buildings, Military academies--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File 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

Location

Container

PF Box 6

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.125, 2006.007.29, 2009.013.28, 2015.012.1, 2018.005.36a-b, ASHLEY.167.001, ASHLEY.167.002, ASHLEY.167.003, ASHLEY.167.004a-r, ASHLEY.167.005a-d, ASHLEY.167.006a-j, ASHLEY.167.007, ASHLEY.167.008, ASHLEY.167.009a-d, ASHLEY.167.010, ASHLEY.181.001, ASHLEY.181.002a-g, ASHLEY.181.003a-f, ASHLEY.181.004, ASHLEY.181.005 Related Units of Description: See also "Porter Military Academy" document box, Preservation Topics shelves.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 621.

Created By

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Create Date

August 10, 2005

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023