100 Broad Street

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

100 Broad Street

100 Broad Street

Name/Title

100 Broad Street

Entry/Object ID

BROAD.100.001

Scope and Content

The original lot at this site was large and later divided into two lots now known as 98 and 100 Broad Street. It was owned by Dr. Alexander Garden, the prominent naturalist for whom the gardenia was named. Garden was a Tory and was forced to abandon the property when the British were ousted in 1782. The four-story brick residence was possibly constructed by Dr. Samuel Wilson who bought the property in 1822. In 1953, American Mutual Fire Insurance Co. bought the building, which was demolished for the construction of a two-story office building designed by Albert Simons. The American Mutual building was demolished ca. 1997 for the construction of the Judicial Center that stands on the site today; it references the early 19th c. building through architectural details such as the semicircular window in the gable. File contains newspaper articles (1953-1997); excerpt from This is Charleston showing photo of the original building that was demolished for the construction of American Mutual Fire Insurance Co. building.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

BROAD.100.

Source or Donor

100 Broad Street (American Mutual Fire Insurance Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Broad Street, Civic Square, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--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 14

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2016.021.10, BROAD.100.002, BROAD.102.001, BROAD.102.002a-c Related Units of Description: See 2011.022.29, photo of Broad Street showing 100 Broad.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Building history written by Karen Emmons, 6/24/2016. Source: newspaper articles and comments by Kevin Eberle.

Created By

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Create Date

January 30, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023