5 Charlotte Street (Elizabeth Sell House)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

5 Charlotte Street

5 Charlotte Street

Name/Title

5 Charlotte Street (Elizabeth Sell House)

Entry/Object ID

CHARLOTTE.005.01

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1872; rehabilitated 1978. Elizabeth Sell, a member of the William Henry Houston family, built this small, 2½ story, wood, Charleston single house in a block of similar style dwellings, including 3 Charlotte Street, a wood single house owned by Mrs. J. P. Morrison, and another at 7 Charlotte Street, owned by Charles Siegnious and maintained as rental property. Within a few years after its construction, a Queen Anne style projecting bay window and bracketed cornice were added. The house was rehabilitated in 1978. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Three files contain documentation of the covenant on the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; correspondence and other documentation related to the management of the property; plat (1979); drawing of door hood details (1978); copy of HCF covenant information card; data sheet for CharlestonWISE Impact Project (Sustainability Institute) that includes construction date, square footage, number of stories, building orientation, system materials/types, Sanborn Map research notes, and additions/alterations notes (Mariah Schwartz, 2011); documentation of HCF's purchase, rehabilitation, and sale of the property. See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

CHARLOTTE.005.

Source or Donor

5 Charlotte Street (Elizabeth Sell House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Charlotte Street, Covenant Property, Mazyckborough and Wraggborough, Before and after, Home Ownership Program (HCF Revolving Fund), Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Covenant Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous 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

CHARLOTTE.005.02a-e, CHARLOTTE.005.03, CHARLOTTE.005.04 Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 594-595

Created By

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Create Date

September 26, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023