Name/Title
143-145 Church Street (Alexander Peronneau Tenements (a/k/a Pirate Houses)Entry/Object ID
CHURCH.143-145.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1740; restored 1920s. Two of Charleston's earliest townhouses, these buildings, 2½ stories and two rooms deep, are largely constructed of Bermuda stone, a coquina stone imported from the Caribbean. Early research indicates that merchant Alexander Perronneau built the buildings as investments, probably after the fire of 1740. The structure at 143-145 Church is an example of a double tenement. It was heavily "restored" in the 1920s by Mrs. R. Goodwyn Rhett with the assistance of Thomas Pinckney, an African-American builder trained in Charleston's masonry traditions. They added the Neoclassical Revival style door surrounds and the shutters. Also known as The Pirate Houses.
File contains FOHG house history for 145 Church Street (1976); article about the restorations; newspaper article (DYKYC) (poor copy); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; Country Life article (1929) about its restoration.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHURCH.143-145.Source or Donor
143-145 Church Street (Alexander Peronneau Tenements)Acquisition Method
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Church Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
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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 28Building
Missroon/Archives/Property File ShelvesCategory
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Container
PF Box 29Building
Missroon/Archives/Property File ShelvesCategory
PermanentLocation
Container
PF Box 28Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
2006.010.080-81, 2011.015.57a-k, 2015.026.3, CHURCH.141.1, CHURCH.141.2, CHURCH.143-145.2, CHURCH.143-145.3, CHURCH.143-145.4Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 86-87Created By
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February 2, 2007Updated By
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February 17, 2023