Name/Title
247-249 Meeting StreetEntry/Object ID
MEETING.247-249.1Tags
Further researchScope and Content
This site at the corner of Wentworth and Meeting Streets was the location of a livery stable, car dealership (1950s), Farrah's Beauty School (1970s), and Chapter Two Bookstore (2000). (Source: SC Room building file)
No history on file. Needs further research.
File contains page from Scrapbooks of Charleston: Architectural Inventory (1973) (from CCPL Building Files) with scant information and a photo about 249 Meeting Street; captioned newspaper photograph (1958) of 247 Meeting Street about the building's brickwork revealed after its neighbor (237 Meeting Street) was demolished; HCF Position Statement (12/21/2004) regarding rezoning of 247-249 Meeting; photocopy of site plan, floor plans, elevations, photo layout that presumably was submitted to the BAR (LS3P, 2012); newspaper articles and letter to editor about construction of hotel at the site.
No photos on file. Image in this record is from document in the Property File.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
MEETING.247-249Source or Donor
247-249 Meeting StreetAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Meeting Street, Corner store, 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, 2023Date
December 20, 2012Notes
Notes: WinslowLocation
Container
PF Box 73Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Tag Date: 2008-04-30 14:06:43.998000Created By
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February 1, 2006Updated By
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February 17, 2023