Series--Restoration and Conservation of the Aiken-Rhett House

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Series--Restoration and Conservation of the Aiken-Rhett House

Entry/Object ID

ELIZABETH.048.6

Scope and Content

Series, "Restoration and Conservation of the Aiken-Rhett House," consisting of correspondence, invoices, reports and other documentation, and photographs of restoration and conservation work done at the Aiken-Rhett Houses by Historic Charleston Foundation since 2000, including projects funded by grants from SC Department of Archives and History, the National Trust, and Save America's Treasures. See "Related" tab for library items about the restoration and conservation of the ARH.

Collection

Aiken-Rhett House

Acquisition

Accession

ELIZABETH.048.

Source or Donor

48 Elizabeth Street (Aiken-Rhett House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Aiken-Rhett House (Charleston, S.C.)--Conservation and restoration

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Series

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1975 - 1995

Archive Notes

Associated Material: See ELIZABETH.048. for materials in other repositories. Per Katherine Pemberton (May 2013), Herbert A. DeCosta collection at Avery contains several versions of the HABS blueprints done by Eddie Fava and Reggie Gibson back in the day; receipts (but no specifics) addressed to Mrs. I'on Rhett for work done by DeCosta in the 1950s; detailed information on the porch repairs undertaken during the Charleston Museum ownership in 1985. Also contains a room-by-room assessment of needs, ca. 1981-1985. See Media link for assessment. Level of Description: Series

Location

Location

Container

Document Box

Shelf

ARH Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

ELIZABETH.048.6.1, ELIZABETH.048.6.10, ELIZABETH.048.6.11, ELIZABETH.048.6.12, ELIZABETH.048.6.13, ELIZABETH.048.6.14, ELIZABETH.048.6.15, ELIZABETH.048.6.16, ELIZABETH.048.6.2, ELIZABETH.048.6.3, ELIZABETH.048.6.4, ELIZABETH.048.6.5, ELIZABETH.048.6.6, ELIZABETH.048.6.7, ELIZABETH.048.6.8, ELIZABETH.048.6.9 Related Units of Description: Various items in HCF Archives. See ARH collection record (ELIZABETH.048.) and related materials.

Related Publications

Notes

Aiken Rhett House: Archaeological Research by Martha A. Zierden (2006.002.0133 or 2007.002.0075) The Aiken-Rhett House: A Comparative Architectural Paint Study by Susan L. Buck (2006.002.0221 or 2007.002.0078) Aiken-Rhett House: Paint Cross-Section Microscopy Report by Susan L. Buck (2007.002.0079) Aiken-Rhett House: Cross-Section Microscopy Report, Exterior Brick and Stucco Samples (2007.002.0080) Exterior Stuccoes as an Interpretive and Conservation Asset: The Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston, SC, by James Christopher Frey (2007.002.0074) Entertainment of the Most Beautiful Kind: The House of William and Harriet Aiken, 1833-1860, by Elizabeth W. Garrett (2007.002.0076) Architectural Investigations of the Aiken-Rhett House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, South Carolina, by Willie Graham, Carl Lounsbury, and Orlando Ridout V 2007.002.0077)

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 20, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023