Name/Title
95-101 Church Street (Charleston Improvement Corporation Houses)Entry/Object ID
CHURCH.095-101.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1906-07. Although residential throughout the 20th century, the parcel now encompassed by 93-101 Church Street was formerly owned by the Charleston Hydraulic Press Company, and during the second half of the 19th century it encompassed a large industrial complex. In 1906 the Charleston Improvement Corporation purchased the property. This entity, led by businessman Tristram T. Hyde (later mayor of Charleston), was responsible for the construction of many mid-sized houses throughout Charleston between 1906 and 1930, including those nearby at 52 Tradd Street and 9 St. Michael's Alley. The company produced these structures, their most extensive development, with similar Queen Anne style gable ends and front piazzas and varied them slightly with double-tiered porches at 93 Church Street (now gone) and 97 Church Street, and pedimented entries and side piazzas at 95 and 99 Church Street. A fifth dwelling at 101 Church Street, used as a restaurant on the ground floor, burned and was replaced by the current parking lot. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Files contain brief narrative history; Sanborn map (no date provided); 1992 memo from HCF staff with scant historical research/chain-of-title information.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHURCH.095-101.Source or Donor
95-101 Church Street (Charleston Improvement Corporation Houses)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Church Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 FIle FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 26Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 82Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
January 16, 2007Updated By
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February 17, 2023