15 Broad Street (Smith Building)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

15 Broad Street

15 Broad Street

Name/Title

15 Broad Street (Smith Building)

Entry/Object ID

BROAD.015.001

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1801-15. Hugh Smith, architect. Built as a residence with a commercial ground floor by the amateur architect and merchant Hugh Smith or his mother, Agnes, the structure was altered in the 1850s with the addition of cast terra cotta ornaments, including 2nd story window heads with broken pediments and shell motifs and plain 3rd-story pedimented window heads, along with a cornice in the Italianate style. Second-floor, cast-iron balconies were added at this date as well. Serving as a succession of stores and offices, 15 Broad became the site of the People's Bank in 1854. Three files contain documentation of the easement (exterior provisions) on the property, including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; newspaper articles, including DYKYC; advertisement with photo from "Resources & Attractions of Charleston" (ca. 1898). 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 Records

Acquisition

Accession

BROAD.015.

Source or Donor

15 Broad Street (Smith Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Broad 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 9

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

Smith, Hugh

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 57.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Image # 2 in this record from Charleston and the Exposition Illustrated, 2010.007.1 and 2012.010.117, Pamphlet 96.

Created By

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Create Date

October 31, 2005

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023