Name/Title
37-41 Calhoun Street (Three Sisters / Borough Houses)Entry/Object ID
CALHOUN.037-41.01Scope and Content
These three picturesque residences at 37, 39, and 41 Calhoun Street, known as the "Three Sisters," were demolished in 1962-64 despite the protests of preservationists, including Frances Edmunds, executive director of HCF, who had met with the owners numerous times in an effort to save the houses. They were located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Bay and Calhoun Streets and were regarded as a "gateway to the old and historic district." They were two-story single houses built of Carolina gray brick, nearly identical, stood on deep lots that extended south from Calhoun Street. (DYKYC)
File contains newspaper article (DYKYC) dated 7/22/1985; correspondence and background document (2007) pertaining to the current use of the site.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CALHOUN.037-41.Source or Donor
37-41 Calhoun Street (Three Sisters)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Calhoun Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Intersections, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--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
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Notes
CALHOUN.037-41.02, CALHOUN.037-41.03, EBAY.346,1Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
May 10, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023