Name/Title
116 Church Street (Cannon-Kirkland House)Entry/Object ID
CHURCH.116.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1796-1810; altered ca. 1840; rehabilitated 1986. The wealthy lumberman and contractor Daniel Cannon or his daughter Martha apparently built this fairly typical masonry Charleston single house as rental property. Miss Cannon at her death in 1815 directed the sale of her "house and Lot in Church Street" for the benefit of her estate. Dr. Joseph Kirkland, who had apparently been a tenant on the property since 1813, purchased the house and lot. Kirkland, a prominent physician, was noted for his innovative treatments using "electricity," but he was also a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from this parish from 1810 to 1815 and an advocate of public improvements and education. Kirkland's widow, Marianne Kennan Guerard Kirkland, and his son, Dr. William Kirkland, continued to live in the house and use it for the latter's medical practice as well. The younger Kirkland sold the house in 1850 to John Klinck, proprietor of the adjacent Klinck, Wickenberg, and Company grocers. Although a number of Federal features survive, including the notable wrought-iron balcony on the 2nd story, the piazza and principal entry doors date from the Greek Revival period and were added in 1840-50. The attached rear dependency of English bond brickwork may be earlier and a survivor of the fire. The most distinctive feature of the building is the wall with high balustrade separating the first story of the piazza from the carriage drive. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register) (1985, 1996); annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; brief narrative building history (from a guidebook); HCF staff research notes; historical/chain-of-title research information, including deeds, maps; 1861 census (1 page); photo ca. 1905 of portion of building (south) and alley; copies of photos (poor quality) (perhaps attached to Part I certification?); 1797 McCrady plat showlng lot belonging to Miss Martha Cannon and neighboring lots off of Broad Street; listing of 20th century residents from The Old Codgers Charleston Address Book (see Media tab).
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHURCH.116.Source or Donor
116 Church Street (Cannon-Kirkland House)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Church Street, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous 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 27Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 83Created By
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January 24, 2007Updated By
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February 17, 2023