Name/Title
Clifford Street, a/k/a Dutch Church AlleyEntry/Object ID
CLIFFORD.GEN.1Scope and Content
Established before 1788. This short thoroughfare running between Archdale Street and King Street was formerly known as Dutch Church Alley due to the adjacent St. John's Lutheran Church. It was later named for John Clifford, who owned property at its eastern end. Casimir Patrick, a German tradesman who lived in Harleston Village, built the 2½ story weatherboarded single house at 24 Clifford Street by 1827 using elaborate late-Federal woodwork on its interior. Several lots to the east, the dwelling at 16 Clifford Street, was built in 1859-60 by the master house builder Albert Elfe as a tenement. This small-scale rubbed brick single-house was restored in recent years with a 2nd story balcony instead of a piazza.
File contains street history (Units of Charleston, n.d.); 1886 earthquake damage assessment for 21 Clifford Alley.
See Media link for above information and excerpts from "City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual" and "African Americans and Charleston."Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CLIFFORD.GEN.Source or Donor
Clifford Street (General)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Clifford Alley/Clifford Street, Dutch Church Alley, Streets--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 29Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Elfe, AlbertRelated Entries
Notes
CLIFFORD.016.1, CLIFFORD.GEN.2Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 346Created By
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February 14, 2007Updated By
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February 17, 2023