Name/Title
99 Bull Street (Francis Warrington Dawson House)Entry/Object ID
BULL.099.001Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1854; altered ca. 1887; rehabilitated 1984. Frederick Richards, a prosperous merchant-tailor, owned and occupied the nucleus of this substantial masonry dwelling before the Civil War. The British born Francis Warrington Dawson purchased this dwelling in the 1870s at the same time he was forming the present day "Post and Courier." Dawson championed numerous liberal causes as a newspaper editor, including a ban on dueling and diversification of the South Carolina economy. Dawson was influenced by Sarah Morgan, a Louisiana journalist, to champion woman's rights. In the late-1880s, a Swiss governess in the Dawson household had an affair with a neighbor, Dr. Thomas McDow. In an altercation between Dawson and McDow, the editor was shot and killed. In one of Charleston's most sensational trials, McDow was acquitted and carried out of the courthouse on the shoulders of exuberant Charlestonians. Dawson probably added the Renaissance Revival-style detailing to the house, including the double Corinthian columned front portico and the detailing on the polygonal bays on the east and west ends. The house was converted to apartments in the mid-20th century, and the double-tiered piazza at the rear has been enclosed with glass.
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property (exterior provisions) including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; newspaper articles (including DYKYC); tax record information (handwritten notes); copies of photographs; Charleston County Real Estate Sales records(1999, 2000).
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BULL.099.Source or Donor
99 Bull Street (Francis Warrington Dawson House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Bull Street, Harleston Village, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous 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 16Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
BULL.099.002, BULL.099.003, BULL.099.004
Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files
Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 502-503Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 14, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023