Name/Title
Residence of A.H. Heyward [11 Legare Street]Entry/Object ID
2006.007.35Description
B&W photograph 11 Legare Street, captioned "Residence of A.H. Heyward." This photograph features the Gibbes Street elevation of the house.Context
This "marvel of ornamental wood" was constructed c. 1893 at the northwest corner of Gibbes and Legare Streets by Ashley Hasell Heyward, a rice planter and a descendant of Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The house was demolished sometime in 1963. A new house was constructed on the site in 1973 by Mr. and Mrs. Felix C. Pelzer. (Source: America's News--Historical and Current.)
From Art Work of Charleston, vol. 8, pg. 2.Collection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2006.007.Source or Donor
Art Work of CharlestonAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Lost Architecture, Legare Street, Gibbes Street, Street corner, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Architecture, Victorian--South Carolina--CharlestonLocation
Location
Container
PhotoBox 6Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
Missroon/Archives/AV MaterialsCategory
PermanentCopyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Photograph bound in volume.
Scanned as B&W but actual image is sepia tone.
Address identified by the1900 U.S. Census. (1880 Census lists address as 9 Legare; 1900 census lists address as 11 Legare.)
House is not present on 1888 Sanborn Map but appears in 1902 map.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 19, 2006Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
July 5, 2023