17 Broad Street (South Carolina Loan and Trust Co. Building)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

17 Broad Street

17 Broad Street

Name/Title

17 Broad Street (South Carolina Loan and Trust Co. Building)

Entry/Object ID

BROAD.017.001

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1848; facade and interior remodeled ca. 1870-71. Thomas Abrahams and John Seyle, architects; George W. Egan, contractor. Claudian Northrop, a prominent antebellum attorney, Confederate soldier, and later a leading Catholic priest, built this 2-story masonry commercial structure shortly after acquiring the property. After the Civil War the South Carolina Loan and Trust remodeled it as their headquarters with the addition of the fashionable cast-iron Italianate detailing to the new facade. An arched loggia with Corinthian columns ornaments the entry, while arched windows and a curvilinear gable accent the upper portion of the building. On the interior, the former banking room retains its cove ceiling with central plaster medallion and notable dentiled cornice. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property (exterior and grounds) including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); Subordination of Mortgage and Title to Real Estate; letter regarding appraisal value; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; historical/chain-of-title research information; house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; newspaper article (DYKYC); magazine article about Oak Steakhouse ("before and after," Local Palate, 2012); documentation from Rosen and Associates files (Hurricane Hugo damage report, structural inspection report (1996), crawl space inspection report (2000), floor plans, photocopy of photograph (ca. 2000?); advertisement for South Carolina Loan and Trust with illustration of building (source and date not indicated). See Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography. No easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) on file.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

BROAD.017.

Source or Donor

17 Broad Street (South Carolina Loan and Trust Co. Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Broad Street, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Bank 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

Abrahams and Seyle

Related Entries

Notes

2019.020.3, BROAD.017.002, BROAD.017.003, BROAD.017.004, BROAD.017.005a-i, BROAD.017.006 Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 58

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