Name/Title
1 Atlantic Street (Benjamin Smith House a/k/a Smith-Chapman House)Entry/Object ID
ATLANTIC.001.001Scope and Content
Constructed 1830s. This portion of Atlantic Street from East Bay to Church Street was known from the late 18th century until 1837 as Lynch's Lane. During that period Capt. Benjamin Smith, a shipbuilder, built this dwelling, identical to 3 Atlantic Street, following the Charleston single house plan with two rooms on either side of a central hall. Unlike the typical single house placement, this structure lies directly on the street and has no piazza. Simple weatherboarding, deep plane entablatures, and corner boards sheathe the simple five-bay dwelling capped with a gable roof, dormer, and end chimney. A Neoclassical style doorway accents the building, which is fronted by a modern staircase.
File contains FOHG house histories (ca. 1988, 2004); chain-of-title research notes; house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; description from Buildings of Charleston.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ATLANTIC.001.Source or Donor
1 Atlantic Street (Benjamin Smith House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Atlantic Street, 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 7Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
ATLANTIC.001.002, ATLANTIC.001.003, ATLANTIC.003.001Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 200Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 30, 2005Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023