23 Broad Street

23 Broad Street

23 Broad Street

Name/Title

23 Broad Street

Entry/Object ID

BROAD.023.001

Scope and Content

Edgar Wells, a tailor, constructed this building ca. 1786. Retains many elements of its pre-Civil War facade, especialoy the fenestration of its upper two stories. File contains building history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; advertisement, perhaps from a City Directory; newspaper article dated May 3, 1948, "Financial Institution Started During Phosphate Mining Era."

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

BROAD.023.

Source or Donor

23 Broad Street (Miners and Merchants Bank)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Broad Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Bank 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 10

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 60.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 31, 2005

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 16, 2023