Name/Title
98-100 Church Street (Bank of the United States Building)Entry/Object ID
CHURCH.098-100.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1785-90. When Charleston branch of the Bank of the United States was chartered in 1790, this simple 3-story stuccoed building served as its first headquarters before its move to 80 Broad Street. In keeping with Charleston's commercial traditions, an arched opening provides access to the first floor, while residential spaces are accessed through the door on the opposite end of the front facade. The building was owned through most of the antebellum period by Mary A.S. Marion, a member of a prominent Berkeley County plantation family, that included General Francis Marion, the famed "swamp fox." (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains newspaper article (1947 DYKYC); report entitled "Our Corner of Charleston History: The Story of 98-100 Church Street" by homeowner Kathryn A. Banks (2013) (includes historical/ownership research, maps, photos, and other supporting documentation); historical research report (Lavelle, Aug. 2016).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHURCH.098-100.Source or Donor
98-100 Church Street (Bank of the United States Building)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Church Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Bank buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial 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. 82-83Created By
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January 17, 2007Updated By
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February 17, 2023