Name/Title
178 Ashley Avenue (Wickliffe House a/k/a John Hume Lucas House)Entry/Object ID
ASHLEY.178.001Scope and Content
Constructed 1850-52; restored 1977. This 2-story, hipped-roof house follows a typical side-hall, double-parlor floor plan seen in all of Charleston's 19th century suburban neighborhoods. The dwelling, however, includes elements of mid-19th century grandeur that individualize the property from most of its neighbors. Jonathan Hume Lucas, a rice planter and engineer, built the house between 1850, when he bought the land, and 1852, when he is listed as residing at the Ashley Avenue address. The most distinctive element of the house is the giant order portico as a side porch element instead of traditional double-tiered piazzas. Another detail distinctive of the mid-19th century is the sunken double staircase in the entrance hall, an example of which can be seen at the Aiken-Rhett House. The Aiken-Rhett House example, however, is an alteration to an earlier building, not planed in the original design, as in the case of the Wickliffe House. Restored by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as an alumni and faculty house, the dwelling is now named for its donor. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains historical research report (Eberle, 2018); FOHG house histories (undated) and other brief narrative history; chain-of-title research; and newspaper article, "MUSC Will Restore Old Mansion," dated 8/8/1977.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ASHLEY.178.Source or Donor
178 Ashley Avenue (Wickliffe House/John Hume Lucas House)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Ashley Avenue, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
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, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 6Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
ASHLEY.178.002, ASHLEY.178.003a-b, ASHLEY.178.004, ASHLEY.178.005a-c, ASHLEY.178.006a-bRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), p. 622Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 10, 2005Updated By
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February 17, 2023