2 Atlantic Street (May and Leila Waring House a/k/a Margaret Williams Trust House)

2 Atlantic Street

2 Atlantic Street

Name/Title

2 Atlantic Street (May and Leila Waring House a/k/a Margaret Williams Trust House)

Entry/Object ID

ATLANTIC.002.001

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1890. This 2-story Queen Anne style dwelling, which has a double-tiered front piazza that wraps around the building to the east and terminates with an octagonal tower topped by a conical roof, survives from a pair of identical dwellings built circa 1890 after the earthquake destroyed a large house on the site. Two unmarried sisters of the Waring family bought the house in 1923. Leila Waring painted miniatures of Charlestonians in the first quarter of the 20 century, carrying on an art form generally associated with the pre-photography era. She added a northeast room as her studio shortly after moving into the building. May Waring, her sister, was a well-known local writer. Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; IRS form 8283; Part I certification (National Register); easement appraisal report; FOHG house history (1994); other narrative history(ies); historical/chain-of-title research information; report "Historical Notes" by Robert Stockton (includes Sanborn maps). See Easement Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager). The files will also eventually include annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence and other documentation related to the management of the property.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

ATLANTIC.002.

Source or Donor

2 Atlantic Street (May and Leila Waring House a/k/a Margaret Williams Trust House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Atlantic Street, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Gift Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous 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 7

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

ATLANTIC.002.002 Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 200

Created By

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Create Date

August 30, 2005

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023