20 Charlotte Street (Joseph Aiken House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

20 Charlotte Street

20 Charlotte Street

Name/Title

20 Charlotte Street (Joseph Aiken House)

Entry/Object ID

CHARLOTTE.020.01

Scope and Content

Constructed 1848. Constructed in 1848 by Robert Martin, this house was intended as a wedding gift to Martin's daughter, Ellen, who married her cousin Joseph Aiken, son of Gov. William Aiken. Like Martin's house next door at 16 Charlotte Street, this house presents an unusual combination of stylistic elements. The facade is dominated by columns with large Tower of the Winds capitals. On the west side there is a recessed loggia with an arcade which contains Italianate elements. The floor plan features a central hall, and the interior is ornamented with both Egyptian Revival and Greek Revival details. The formal garden with patterned beds survives from the antebellum period along with the rear brick dependencies. File contains FOHG house history (2013); other narrative histories; a history of Joseph Aiken; newspaper and other articles (including 1984 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; sales (realty co.) brochure with photo (undated); sketch of garden and measured drawings (floor plans); copy of drawing of ceiling medallion (see ELIZABETH.048.3.10); three post-Hurricane Hugo structural reports by Rosen & Associates (presumably), Alan O. Campbell (General Inspection Service), and Harold J. Leamond (1990); draft of house description (undated, unattributed). PDF of Preservation Society Tour house history (2011) on Media tab.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

CHARLOTTE.020.

Source or Donor

20 Charlotte Street (Joseph Aiken House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Charlotte Street, Mazyckborough and Wraggborough, Loutrel Briggs garden, 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

2005.011.009, 2011.015.114, 2011.022.106a-b, CHARLOTTE.020.02, CHARLOTTE.020.03a-b, CHARLOTTE.020.04a-e, CHARLOTTE.020.05a-i Related Units of Description: Drawing of ceiling medallion (ELIZABETH.048.3.10)

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 595-596

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 28, 2006

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023