Name/Title
2 Desportes Court (Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Museum)Entry/Object ID
DESPORTES.002.1Scope and Content
Boyhood home of Lewis G. Gregory, a black man who in 1922 was one of the original members of the Baha'i faith's first National Spiritual Assembly of the U.S. and Canada. The house was purchased by the Assembly in 1989, with plans to restore it as a museum where items related to Gregory's life are displayed.
File contains graduate student report on the history of the house, which includes historical and chain-of-title research, maps, photos, and other supporting documentation (Carolyn Elizabeth Jackson, 2010).
No photos on file. Image in this record from document in the Property File.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
DESPORTES.002.Source or Donor
2 Desportes Court (Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Museum)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Desportes Court, African American history / Black history, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--Housing--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 32Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentLocation
Container
2Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 21, 2007Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023