Name/Title
128 Bull Street (Joseph Bennett House a/k/a Thomas Grange Simons House)Entry/Object ID
BULL.128.01Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1814. Joseph Bennett, a lesser known son of Thomas Bennett, lived not far from the family sawmills in this house constructed by his father by 1814. The 2½-story weatherboarded dwelling with a central pedimented pavilion stands on a high masonry foundation, reflecting the short distance from the house to the marsh at the time of construction. The Bennetts conveyed the property in 1818 to the Simons family, wealthy factors who later owned the Crescent Plantation (now the West Ashley subdivision The Crescent) on Wappoo Creek. Thomas Grange Simons II was born in the house in 1819 and lived here until his death in 1904. For most of the 20th century the house has been owned by a succession of Rivers and Porcher families.
File contains HCF staff research notes (scant). No house history on file.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BULL.128.Source or Donor
128 Bull Street (Joseph Bennett House/Thomas Grange Simons House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Bull Street, Harleston Village, 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 17Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
BULL.128.02a-c
Related Units of Description: 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. 506Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 23, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023