Name/Title
214 Calhoun Street (Frederick Shaffer House)Entry/Object ID
CALHOUN.214.01Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1834, one of Charleston's larger Greek Revival mansions. Occupies the northwest corner of the intersection of Calhoun and Pitt Streets. Originally part of a 23 acre tract owned by wealthy planter, Joseph Manigualt, the section was split into lots. A prosperous house carpenter, Frederick Shaffer, bought a series of lots between Calhoun and Pitt between 1825 and 1834. Shortly after the purchase, Shaffer started building this dwelling in a plan similar to the great houses of Beaufort with a modified version of the Beaufort T-shape. The house was unusually elaborate even for its period, both in the number and arrangement of rooms and in the careful attention to details and ornamentation. Shaffer kept as many as 18 slaves at this property to assist in its maintenance. The site is notable for the 1897 murder of Thomas Pinckney Jr., an attorney of distinguished lineage, who was found on the property, shot twice in the back. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains HCF staff research notes; newspaper article (DYKYC 1972); Rosen and Associates inspection report (2001, 2002).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CALHOUN.214.Source or Donor
214 Calhoun Street (Frederick Shaffer House)Acquisition Method
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Calhoun 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
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May 11, 2006Updated By
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February 17, 2023