Name/Title
180 Broad Street (Cooper-O'Connor House)Entry/Object ID
BROAD.180.001Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1855. A 2-story portico with Temple of the Winds capitals ornaments the front of this 3-story wooden house constructed in the Greek Revival style at the former western end of Broad Street (before later filling) near Colonial Lake, then popularly known as "the pond." George Washington Cooper acquired the property from a trustee of the estate of Louis Trapman, who had received the site through his marriage to Mary Bowen Moore. A lengthy lawsuit resulted in the sale of this and other properties for distribution to the four heirs, including the Baroness de Lengenuil of Canada. After Cooper's financial reversals, Michael P. O'Connor bought the lot with its "mansion house and outbuildings" from the Bank of South Carolina in 1859. This block survived the fire of 1861, and the house was used by the Confederacy as a prison for Union officers. Five generals were imprisoned here prior to the fall of the city in February 1865. After the war George Cunningham, a butcher by trade who rose to be mayor of Charleston, purchased this property.
File contains newspaper articles (including 2016 Mercury) and various captioned newspaper/book photographs; brief historical background of Michael P. O'Connor, who lived in this house; house history from City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual (2011).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BROAD.180.Source or Donor
180 Broad Street (Cooper-O'Connor House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Broad Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Associated Material: Building Permit, N&C, 8/17/1932, for repairs, Oakman.
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 16Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 302Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 9, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023