45-47 Chapel Street (Jonah M. Venning Tenements)

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45-47 Chapel Street

45-47 Chapel Street

Name/Title

45-47 Chapel Street (Jonah M. Venning Tenements)

Entry/Object ID

CHAPEL.045-47.01

Tags

Further research

Scope and Content

Constructed 1840-50. Wealthy wharf owner Jonah M. Venning built these houses on lots subdivided from his principal residence at 40 Charlotte Street. Although some nine-over-nine window sashes, Tuscan columns on the second-floor piazza, and gable dormers survive on 45 Chapel Street from the original construction, Victorian Style window hoods and mid-20th century brick infill on the piazza mar the integrity of this original dwelling which stands several feet taller than its contemporary neighbors. Venning built a more truncated version of the Charleston single house at 47 Chapel Street, later altered with two-over-two windows on the front facade and turned, Queen Anne Style columns on the piazza. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) No additional house history on file. Needs further research. File contains Rosen and Associates inspection report (2008) for 47 Chapel; 1886 Earthquake damage survey for 47 Chapel; Hurricane Hugo damage assessment survey for 47 Chapel (see Media tab).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

CHAPEL.045-47.

Source or Donor

45-47 Chapel Street (Jonah M. Venning Tenements)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

PF Box 19

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

CHAPEL.045-47.02, CHAPEL.GEN.1a-b Related Units of Description: Preservation Consultants files (45 Chapel) (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 592-593

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2015-07-20 10:05:14 Notes: File also contains a FOHG house history (1991) for 47 Chapel Street; however, the information within which differs from that in Buildings of Charleston, stating that the property was that of Henry V. Toomer.

Created By

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Create Date

September 25, 2006

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023