7 Church Street (Carrington-Cheney House)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

7 Church Street

7 Church Street

Name/Title

7 Church Street (Carrington-Cheney House)

Entry/Object ID

CHURCH.007.01

Scope and Content

Constructed 1892; renovated with additions 1949. The Charleston preservationist Salley Carrington Cheney subdivided this lot from her parents' property at 2 Meeting Street and renovated an existing servants' quarters and garage with the assistance of Charleston's preservation architect Albert Simons. The noted landscape architect Loutrel Briggs designed the garden, and the master ironworker Philip Simmons completed the gates with the initials S and C, reflecting the owner of the address. File contains FOHG House History (1994); correspondence related to the history of the house (1968); plat (1949); deeds (1835 with plat, 1870, 1883); abstract of title (1778-1891); specifications for improvements and for the enclosure of the piazza by Simons & Lapham (1957); sketch of the iron gate; correspondence from plumbing contractor with drawings (1966).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

CHURCH.007.

Source or Donor

7 Church Street (Carrington-Cheney House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Church Street, Loutrel Briggs garden, Philip Simmons ironwork, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic gardens--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 21

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2007.008.54, 2007.008.55, 2007.008.56, CHURCH.007.02a-b, CHURCH.007.03, CHURCH.007.04, CHURCH.007.05, CHURCH.007.06, CHURCH.007.07, CHURCH.007.08 Related Units of Description: See also HALS/Loutrel Briggs Garden Survey (2007.016.1).

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 210

Created By

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Create Date

October 30, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023