30 & 30½ Blake Street (Philip Simmons House and Workshop)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

30 & 30 1/2 Blake Street

30 & 30 1/2 Blake Street

Name/Title

30 & 30½ Blake Street (Philip Simmons House and Workshop)

Entry/Object ID

BLAKE.030.001

Scope and Content

A passerby may dismiss this humble two story home and the small outbuilding next door as a tin smith's shop, yet a closer look may make one stop and pause. Intricate iron work surrounds the building's exterior as well as the lawn. Every shape imaginable is present, from an old iron stoke to iron tool parts, all waiting to be taken into the shop to be crafted into intricate iron art work by the artist Philip Simons. File contains FOHG house history (undated, author MDS); brief narrative history; information about Philip Simmons and his induction into the SC Hall of Fame. 2025 report on the full Phillip Simmons Property located at 30 and 30 1/2 Blake street which include current photos, plats, zoning information, current ownership, assessed values, property timeline, a one page history and 1967 Sanborn Map detail.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

BLAKE.030.

Source or Donor

30½ Blake Street (Philip Simmons Workshop)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Blake Street, Philip Simmons ironwork, 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

Location

Container

PF Box 8

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Simmons, Philip

Related Entries

Notes

2006.001.006, 2008.002.0056, 2008.002.0113, 2008.002.0131, 2008.002.0189

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 7, 2005

Updated By

sduffy@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 2, 2025