Name/Title
66 Society Street (Hieronymous-Roper House)Entry/Object ID
SOCIETY.066.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1839; renovated ca. 1850-52, 1966-68. The widow Martha Laurens Roper, former mistress of the splendid house at 9 East Battery and a plantation owner in her own right, purchased a masonry single house at this address when its builder defaulted, six years after construction, on the mortgage. Mrs. Roper apparently made substantial changes to the building prior to 1852, including the addition of a stair tower that divides the side piazza. The stair tower thus afforded the lengthening of the principal rooms on each floor and permitted these rooms to open off each other, like the double-parlor houses then in fashion (particularly 9 East Battery). Mrs. Roper may also have added the decorative iron columns and railings on the upper tier of the side piazzas. The house has had numerous alterations since the late-1960s, including several piazza enclosures and an unusual adaptation of the first floor to a 2-story loft arrangement. According to the directories, Martha Laurens Roper lived on the site between 1852 and 1855, moving by 1859 to another family house at 5 Legare Street. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Three files contain original documentation of the covenant on the property; correspondence and other documentation related to the sale and management of the property; documentation related to HCF's purchase of the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; historical research report (Samuel Gaillard Stoney, 11/18/1963); FOHG garden history (2007); newspaper articles (including ca. 1970 DYKYC and March 1969 Preservation Progress); photocopy of 1960 plat; photocopy of tax map; photocopy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information).
See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
SOCIETY.066.Source or Donor
66 Society Street (Hieronymous-Roper House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Society Street, Ansonborough, Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), Covenant Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Covenant 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 95Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2006.002.0132, SOCIETY.066.2, SOCIETY.066.3
Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files
"Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelvesRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 469-470Created By
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March 20, 2012Updated By
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February 17, 2023