Name/Title
33 Broad Street (John Smith House and Office)Entry/Object ID
BROAD.033.001Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1787; storefront ca. 1830. John Smith's house and office remains Broad Street's best example of an early-19th century wood storefront. Fluted pilasters between the windows supporting an entablature and similar details flanking the principal door architrave punctuate the first floor. An early wrought-iron balcony with interlocking guilloche patterns ornaments the second floor. Restored in the 1970s, the building, with its early storefront facade as well as surviving architectural details of its upper story residence, illustrates the mixed use of the buildings in this area prior to the mid-19th century. Although its storefront has been lost, the neighboring contemporary building at 35 Broad Street retains its original residential upper floors with a surmounting Palladian windowed dormer projecting from the hip roof. Similar fenestration at the circa 1792 building at 37 Broad Street was altered after the Civil War with scored stucco treatment and metal cornices and window surrounds.
File contains brief building history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; newspaper articles (including DYKYC).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BROAD.033.Source or Donor
33 Broad Street (John Smith House and Office)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Broad Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File 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 10Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
BROAD.033.002, BROAD.033.003Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 61-62.Created By
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October 31, 2005Updated By
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February 17, 2023