Missroon House and Granville Bastion (40 East Bay Street) [f/k/a Omar Shrine Temple]

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

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Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Missroon House and Granville Bastion (40 East Bay Street) [f/k/a Omar Shrine Temple]

Entry/Object ID

EBAY.040.

Scope and Content

Constructed 1808-1810. The site at 40 East Bay St. served in the late 17th century as Granville Bastion, the southeastern corner fortress built to protect the new walled colony of Charles Town from naval invasions of pirates, Spanish and French, and later the British during the Revolution. British merchant Harry Grant purchased the site in 1789, at which time a portion of the bastion remained. Grant sold the property in 1796, which passed briefly through the Kinloch and Fraser families before being purchased in 1808 by Captain James Missroon, who probably built the Charleston single house that makes up the heart of the building that stands today. The original dwelling included a tripartite pediment window on the second floor, an elliptical fanlighted doorway on the ground floor, stucco quoining, and intricate moldings and plaster, all of which have survived. Captain Missroon and his descendants occupied the house, which faced the family's wharf, for 60 years. (FOHG building history, 2017.) Documentation includes photographs and images, architectural drawings, and miscellaneous items. Three series: 40.1: Property history. 40.2: Architectural drawings and plats. 40.3: Photographs and other images of the Missroon House (including renovation photos), the Granville Bastion, and persons related to the Missroon House. 3.1: Missroon Family Members 3.2: Historic Photographs 3.3: Granville Bastion 3.4: Recent (ca. 2000+) Photographs (exterior) 3.5: Renovation (2000-2001) Photographs Photos housed in separate boxes. See Photos Catalog for details on photos 3.2 - 3.5.)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

EBAY.040.

Source or Donor

40 East Bay Street (Missroon House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

East Bay Street, Granville Bastion, Adaptive reuse, Missroon House (Charleston, S.C.), Missroon House (Charleston, S.C.)--Conservaton and restoration, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston--Maintenance and repair, City walls--South Carolina--Charleston, Fortification--South Carolina--Charleston, Excavations (Archaeology)--South Carolina--Charleston, Paint--Analysis--Case studies

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Collection

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Document Box 2 Photograph Boxes

Archive Notes

Level of Description: Fonds

Location

Location

Container

Document Box

Shelf

Archives C-5

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.005.1a-b, 2011.015.20a-b, EBAY.040.1.2, EBAY.040.2.1, EBAY.040.2.10, EBAY.040.2.11, EBAY.040.2.12, EBAY.040.2.13, EBAY.040.2.14, EBAY.040.2.15, EBAY.040.2.16, EBAY.040.2.17, EBAY.040.2.18, EBAY.040.2.19, EBAY.040.2.2, EBAY.040.2.3, EBAY.040.2.4, EBAY.040.2.5, EBAY.040.2.6, EBAY.040.2.7, EBAY.040.2.8, EBAY.040.2.9, EBAY.040.3.1, EBAY.040.3.2a, EBAY.040.3.2b, EBAY.040.3.2c, EBAY.040.3.2d, EBAY.040.3.2e, EBAY.040.3.2f-g, EBAY.040.3.2h, EBAY.040.3.2i, EBAY.040.3.2j, EBAY.040.3.2k, EBAY.040.3.3a-f, EBAY.040.3.3g-j, EBAY.040.3.3k-t, EBAY.040.3.3u-dd, EBAY.040.3.4a, EBAY.040.3.4b-c, EBAY.040.3.4d, EBAY.040.3.5, EBAY.040.3.6a-m

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 91

General Notes

Note

Notes: Missroon House square footage is 10,362 sq. ft. Images 2-5 in this record from The History of the Carolina Yacht Club (pp. 42, 43, 74, 93)..

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 6, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023