Name/Title
16-18 Bull Street (William Blacklock House and Dependency)Entry/Object ID
BULL.016-18.001Scope and Content
18 Bull Street (William Blacklock House): Constructed 1800; restored 1973. Completed in 1800 for one of Charleston's wealthy British merchants, the William Blacklock House represents a suburban retreat from the bustle of Charleston's mercantile district. Previously, Blacklock had been in partnership with the Scots merchant Adam Tunno in one of the largest import-export businesses on East Bay Street. In plan, the house resembles Charleston's Georgian period double-pile houses, such as the Miles Brewton House (1769) and the William Gibbes House (1772), but the exterior and interior details are strictly Neoclassical. Blacklock's back buildings were designed in the Gothic taste. Blacklock's estate inventory taken on May 14, 1816, provides one of the most thorough descriptions of a Neoclassical period townhouse. The first floor consisted of the dining room, the parlor, a back bed chamber and a servants' room in the northeast corner, located closest to the back buildings. The second floor contained the drawing room, two additional bed chambers, and a nursery. (Source: Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
16 Bull Street (Dependency): The elegance of William Blacklock's Neoclassical residence is repeated in this brick kitchen house which was renovated for residential use some years ago. The same Flemish bond is used in the front facade. Blacklock's Georgian period double-pile house was finished in 1800 and this building is thought to be completed about the same time. The kitchen house was designed in the current fashion, using "Gothick" ornamentation for dependency structures. Of note are the pointed windows with tracery and the entrance that is enhanced with a handsome fanlight and sidelights to match, which may have been a later improvement. (Source: FOH house history.)
File contains National Register Nomination Form; building history from Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; building history from Architectural Guide to Charleston; building history from Gems in a Crown; building history (promotional materials) from College of Charleston); building history from Charleston Federal Architecture, a Field Guide); FOHG house history of 18 Bull Street (1994); FOHG house history of 16 Bull Street (dependency) (2003); newspaper articles (including 1975 DYKYC); images of house from Preservation Progress; documentation of the covenant on the buildings (Deed, 1/29/1971); right of first refusal documentation.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BULL.016-18.Source or Donor
18 Bull Street (William Blacklock House) / 16 Bull House (Dependency)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Bull Street, Harleston Village, National Register of Historic Places, Covenant Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Outbuildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
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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
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Notes
2005.006.2, 2006.007.42, 2006.010.008-46, 2009.010.1.3, 2011.015.105a-b, 2011.015.31, 2014.015.14, 2014.015.20-21, BULL.016-18.002, BULL.016-18.003, BULL.016-18.004a-b, BULL.016-18.005a-b, BULL.016-18.006, BULL.016-18.007, BULL.016-18.008a-b, BULL.016-18.009, BULL.016-18.010a-b, BULL.016-18.011a-eRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 497General Notes
Note
Notes: Both buildings owned by the College of Charleston.Created By
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February 13, 2006Updated By
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February 17, 2023