Name/Title
64 South Battery (William Gibbes House)Entry/Object ID
2006.010.450-476Description
Twenty-eight photographs of 64 South Battery (William Gibbes House), interior and exterior shots.
A sample of photos appears in this record.
Descriptions for 1-27 provided by photographer:
1) N side
2) N side, original central pavilion, E & W wings c. 1929 (brick stairs c. 1929 reputedly on lines of original stairs (pictured here)
3) E side (W side similar except opposite hand; 2 story NE corner filler and one story wing c. 1929)
4) Dependency, S side, NW corner of house at right
5) Dependency from SE (double doors and wall extension c. 1929) (duplicate photos) (pictured here)
6) Dependency from NE
7) Dependency N side (stairs and fence c. 1929, necessary at right)
8) Necessary E side
9) 1st floor hall, S entry
10) 1st floor hall from S entry
11) 1st floor hall, typical door (cornice and frieze c. 1800)
12) 1st floor hall, cornice and column and pilaster detail c. 1800 (pictured here)
13) 1st floor hall, stairs looking N
14) 1st floor hall, stair landing easement (pictured here)
15) 1st floor hall, N wall details (pictured here)
16) 1st floor, SE room, N wall (cornice over mantel mould and door case c. 1929) (pictured here)
17) 1st floor SE room mantel c. 1929
18) 1st floor SE room (door and cornice c. 1929; wainscot, cap and base probably original; looking through hall to SW room)
19) 1st floor SW room, N wall
20) 1st floor SW room (mantel and overmantel panel mould c. 1800)
21) 1st floor SW room (cornice c. 1772, panel mould c. 1800) (pictured here)
22) 1st floor NW room, S wall
23) 1st floor NW room (mantel installed 1929; said to come from 18 Bull Street where it was not original) (pictured here)
24) 1st floor NW room (cornice c. 1772)
25) 1st floor NE room, S wall (c. 1929)
26) 1st floor NE room, S wall, chimney piece
27) 1st floor NE room (mantel installed 1929; said to come from 18 Bull Street where it was not original) (pictured here)
28) Front (south) elevation showing southwest corner.
Photographer's description/note(s): Sara Smith, 1794. Adam interiors c. 1800. Mrs. W.A. Roebling, 1928.
Photo #28 added 8/21/2018, recently discovered.Collection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2006.010.Source or Donor
Records Management Division, City of CharlestonAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Bayless, Charles N., 1914-Date made
1977 - 1979Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Columns, Fireplaces, Mantels, Cornices, Stairs, Pilasters, Wainscoting, Rooms, StaircasesSearch Terms
South Battery, Interiors, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Interior architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Outbuildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Doors, FriezesLocation
Location
Container
PhotoBox 8Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Provenance
Notes
The photographer had been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to take photographs of Charleston Buildings, 1977-1979. The photos had been given by the photographer to the City of Charleston Records Management Division several years ago. The current Records Manager, Nancy Phelps, discovered them recently and gave them to HCF.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
A notation on the index indicates that several images from the entire collection are missing. According to Harlan Greene, SC Historical Society was given the complete set (plus negatives perhaps) and other institutions have edited versions.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 29, 2006Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
July 6, 2023