Name/Title
11 Broad Street (S.G. Courtenay & Co. Bookstore Building)Entry/Object ID
BROAD.011.001Scope and Content
Constructed 1856; altered early 1900s; rehabilitated 1985. Edward Brickell White, architect; David Lopez, contractor. Designed in the Italianate style by Edward B. White for Samuel Courtenay's large bookstore, the curvilinear parapet still bears a carved brownstone relief of globe, scroll, and books. The 1st floor facade was altered in the early 20th century, and the building served for many years as a popular dining establishment for Broad Street lawyers. In a 1985 rehabilitation the original doorways and arches with surmounting console brackets were restored in cast brownstone. The 2 smaller buildings to the east are also products of the mid-1850s and are similar in style and materials. They also retain 2nd floor offices with original woodwork and other Victorian decorations. 7 Broad Street was probably an earlier building that was renovated for the brokers William M. Martin and John C. Martin. 9 Broad Street, a narrow one-bay, 2 story structure, was built by William Pinckney Shingler and his brother, "exchange brokers" in cotton. Edward B. White designed this building in the Italianate style; it has a brownstone facade executed by W.G. Chave and is anchored to the brick walls of adjacent structures. (Shingler built the houses at 11 and 16 Limehouse Street in 1857 and 1858 respectively.) The small structure immediately to the west, 13 Broad Street, may once have related to the rest of these structures, but its facade was altered to red pressed brick in the Victorian, Queen Anne style in the 1890s for the office of attorney Henry Conner. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Three files contain original documentation of the easement (exterior) on the property; Part I certification/National Register; correspondence relating to the easement donation including confirmation of understanding and HCF acknowledgment letter; annual inspection correspondence and reports (1988, 1989/Hugo, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001); requests for alterations; architectural drawings; sample of brownstone material and research on use; historical/chain-of-title research information; newspaper articles "Builders of Book Shop Said it was Unsurpassed in U.S. (4/14/1947), "Tap to be Turned on Wisdom's Fount" (8/21/1971), Ashley Cooper column (11/11/1971), "Broad Street Facade Restored to Original Appearance (6/18/1987); building history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; copy of historic photograph (source, date not indicated); Rosen and Associates inspection report (2004).
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BROAD.011.Source or Donor
11 Broad Alexander Street (S.G. Courtenay & Co. Bookstore Building)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Broad Street, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Bookstores--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous 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 9Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
White, Edward BrickellRelated Entries
Notes
BROAD.011.002, BROAD.011.003a-b, BROAD.011.004a-d
Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files
Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 56-57Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
September 20, 2005Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023