Name/Title
33 Charlotte Street (J. Thomas Hamlin White House)Entry/Object ID
CHARLOTTE.033.01Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1854-55. J.T.H. White, a planter in Christ Church Parish, near Mt. Pleasant, purchased this parcel with an existing wooden building and 2 brick outbuildings in 1854. White pulled down these structures and began construction of a late-Greek Revival style dwelling, probably from brick produced at an East Cooper brick kiln partially owned by White. White's house sits majestically on a raised basement and has Flemish bond brick walls capped by a slate gable roof. A stone double staircase with elaborate cast-iron balustrade rises from the sidewalk to a landing before the projecting central bay, which boasts a pedimented door architrave, a second-story tripartite window, and a surmounting pediment with a circular, or bull's eye, window. White enjoyed his house until the Civil War, when it was used as a hospital and seized in 1866 as headquarters for the commanding general of the occupying forces, Gen. Edward Sickles, a controversial figure who claimed to have won the Battle of Gettysburg by disobeying General Meade's orders. Sickles held absolute power over North and South Carolina beginning in 1866. When President Andrew Johnson removed Sickles from his post, the Charleston newspaper observed, "There was a universal feeling of relief at his departure." The general went on to make several fortunes and ,while U.S. minister to Spain, he became the lover of Queen Isabella.
File contains magazine and newspaper articles (including two undated and 1985 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHARLOTTE.033.Source or Donor
33 Charlotte Street (J. Thomas Hamlin White House)Acquisition Method
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Charlotte Street, Mazyckborough and Wraggborough, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
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Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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February 7, 2023Location
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PF Box 20Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 598-599Created By
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February 17, 2023