Name/Title
117 Broad Street (Laurens-Rutledge House)Entry/Object ID
BROAD.117.001Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1760; altered ca. 1885-90, 1935. Miller & Fullerton, architect-builders. Built in the Georgian style by James Laurens, brother of Henry Laurens, this house retains only a portion of its original 18th-century appearance. Nonetheless, it has long been celebrated due to its purchase in 1788 by Edward Rutledge, signer of the Declaration of Independence. The five-bay main block with a projecting pediment supported by console brackets and a steep pitched roof survives from the building's early construction as a Georgian double house. Greek Revival piazzas, added first to the east and later to the west end, survive, although the former was partially removed when a wing was added after 1885 by the Wagener family, who made other exterior and interior renovations. Frederick Wagener, who held one of Charleston's largest grocery companies (headquartered at 163 East Bay Street), established the South Carolina West Indian Exposition and maintained this residence; he also used the 18th century house at Lowndes Grove in the upper peninsula. When the house was remodeled again in 1935 it acquired its present Colonial Revival exterior. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains FOHG house histories (ca. 1970, 1995); research report (Alexandra Jones/Houselore, 2019); house history from City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual; National Register Nomination Form; newspaper articles (including 1935 DYKYC), many relating to the proposed enclosure of the piazzas; handwritten notes and correspondence relating to the BAR's approval of piazza enclosure; correspondence and documentation regarding proposed use of the house.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BROAD.117.Source or Donor
117 Broad Street (Laurens-Rutledge House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Broad Street, National Register of Historic Places, 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 15Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
BROAD.117.002, BROAD.117.003, BROAD.117.004, BROAD.117.005Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 206-207Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 1, 2006Updated By
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February 17, 2023