Name/Title
110 Beaufain Street (Robert Shands Smith House)Entry/Object ID
BEAUFAIN.110.001Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1840. During the 1830s land on the north side of what is now Colonial Lake was sold in parcels by the planter Robert Hume. The parcel on which 110 Beaufain Street and its neighbor to the west stand was purchased by Whiteford Smith. 110 Beaufain Street was transferred to Robert Shands Smith, a commission merchant, who built a 3½ story, scored stucco single house. The dwelling is a classic Charleston single house with restrained Greek Revival lines, a tripartite window in the front gable end, and double-tiered piazza with a flat roof. A modern addition off the third floor allows for another bathroom. Stuccoed belt coursing separates the second and third floors.
File contains narrative house history and supporting handwritten notes dated 1973); newspaper article "Beaufain Street Dwelling Shows 'Single House' Plan" (DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; Rosen and Associates inspection report (2006). Report prepared by Butler Preservation LC for Ben and Katie Towill, and architect Rhett Morgan entitled Preliminary History and Evolution of the Smith-Rivers-Patrick House at 110 Beaufain Street. Harleston Village Charleston (2023).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BEAUFAIN.110.Source or Donor
110 Beaufain Street (Robert Shands Smith House)Acquisition Method
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Beaufain Street, Harleston Village, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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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
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Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 494Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
September 6, 2005Updated By
sduffy@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
July 28, 2025