16 Charlotte Street (Robert Martin House)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

16 Charlotte Street

16 Charlotte Street

Name/Title

16 Charlotte Street (Robert Martin House)

Entry/Object ID

CHARLOTTE.016.01

Scope and Content

Constructed 1834-35; renovated 1996. Robert Martin, a wealthy trader in upland cotton, purchased this lot from planter Thomas Milliken in 1834 for $2500. The lot, now 100 feet wide along Charlotte Street and 200 feet deep, differs from the original 1801 plat of Wraggborough. The 1835-36 City Directory lists Robert Martin, a factor, living on Charlotte Street, suggesting that construction had begun after his purchase of the property. Martin's house has a traditional central hall plan with 2 symmetrical rooms on each side of the entry and staircase hall. Set on a high brick basement, this house resembles many of the earlier plantation houses of the Carolina lowcountry with its piazza supported by massive Doric columns on the ground story and fluted Doric columns above. Paired dependencies at the rear form a domestic courtyard protected by a high brick wall from East Bay Street. The whole complex has been renovated as a law office. File contains FOHG house history (1997); excerpt fromThe Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; brief article from Preservation Progress (June 1963); house history and realtor listing; newspaper articles (including 1984 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; architectural drawings (floor plans); 1985 plat; correspondence related shoddy restoration work being done on the house.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

CHARLOTTE.016.

Source or Donor

16 Charlotte Street (Robert Martin House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Charlotte Street, Mazyckborough and Wraggborough, Historic buildings--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 20

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.015.115a-b, 2011.022.63a-c, CHARLOTTE.016.02, CHARLOTTE.016.03, CHARLOTTE.016.04, CHARLOTTE.016.05a-f, CHARLOTTE.016.06a-d, CHARLOTTE.016.07a-d, CHARLOTTE.016.08 Related Units of Description: Preservation Consultants files (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. 595

Created By

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Create Date

September 27, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023