112 Beaufain Street (Whiteford Smith House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

112 Beaufain Street

112 Beaufain Street

Name/Title

112 Beaufain Street (Whiteford Smith House)

Entry/Object ID

BEAUFAIN.112.001

Scope and Content

Constructed 1837-40. This Greek Revival style double house with a double-tiered piazza, floor-to-ceiling windows and unfluted Doric columns was built by Whiteford Smith around 1840 as the popularity of classicism began to sweep the lowcountry. The house, faced with long-leaf pine weatherboarding, is topped by a hipped roof and rests on a partial basement. The double house plan is slightly unusual in that the two front rooms are nearly twice the size of the two rear rooms. The lumber merchant Joseph Ward Mott acquired the property before selling it to James Gray, master in equity, in 1849. The 1886 earthquake damage survey lists the property in good condition with the exception of the chimneys. Recent owners discovered the remains of an original painted ceiling. File contains HCF staff research notes; brief house history notes; newspaper article "'New Classicism' Design Evident in 112 Beaufain" (DYKYC); photocopies of photos of the fence; Rosen and Associates inspection report (1997); plat; real estate listing (description, photo, and floor plan).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

BEAUFAIN.112.

Source or Donor

112 Beaufain Street (Whiteford Smith House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Beaufain Street, Harleston Village, 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 7

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

BEAUFAIN.112.002, BEAUFAIN.112.003

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 494-495

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 6, 2005

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 16, 2023