Name/Title
50 East Bay Street (Carolina Yacht Club)Entry/Object ID
EBAY.050.1Scope and Content
Front portion of building constructed mid-19th century; altered 1907, 1974. Housing the oldest continuous boating institution and one of the most exclusive private men's groups in Charleston, the Carolina Yacht Club incorporates both 19th and 20th century architectural elements in its present Clubhouse. Begun as a sculling group and successor to several such organizations founded by former Confederate soldiers who entered their first interstate competition in Savannah in 1874, the Carolina Yacht Club was chartered in 1888. Its original charter enumerated "yachting, bathing, social, literary, and aquatic purposes." Sailing became the organization's primary focus in the 1890s. In 1906, eighteen years after its establishment, the Carolina Yacht Club moved from Adger's Wharf to its present location, a range of cotton factors' offices with polygonal brick openings, built along a wharf. By 1907 the club leadership built a massive brick addition with a large square cupola. The clubhouse was commandeered as a naval officers' club during World War II. Returned to its membership in 1945, the Carolina Yacht Club has gone through additional renovations, including demolition of part of the original structure for a new wing in 1974 and the addition of a large concrete pier and waterfront sailing facility in recent years.
File contains newspaper article (DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; 1947 plat.
See also EASTBAY.040.1.4 plat of the area between Carolina Yacht Club and what is now the Missroon House, ca. 1880-1900s.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
EBAY.050.Source or Donor
50 East Bay Street (Carolina Yacht Club)Acquisition Method
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Yacht clubsSearch Terms
East Bay Street, Historic 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 33Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Related Entries
Notes
2004.021.020, 2004.021.021, 2007.003.5, 2011.015.12, 2011.015.13, 2012.010.037, 2021.009.7, EBATTERY.GEN.1, EBATTERY.GEN.2, EBATTERY.GEN.3A-B, EBAY.050.2Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 94-95Created By
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February 17, 2023