139 East Bay Street (First National Bank Building)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

139 East Bay, 1957 (Lost Bldg): Origsize: ~4x3; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 100 dpi
139 East Bay, 1957 (Lost Bldg)

Origsize: ~4x3; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 100 dpi

Name/Title

139 East Bay Street (First National Bank Building)

Entry/Object ID

EBAY.139.1

Tags

Further research

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1815, used by the Planters & Mechanics Bank, that organization having acquired the site between 1811 and 1813. First National Bank bought the building in 1872. In 1926 it became the Peoples First National Bank until 1932. In 1936 the building and lot were purchased by Mrs. Henry Deas. At that time it was occupied by Frederick Richards Ship's Brokerage and subsequently sublet by the S.C. Employment Commission. Had a columned portico with intricately designed woodworking and considered one of the finest examples of classical architecture in the city. Demolished ca. 1957. (Information from 1957 newspaper articles; no additional building history on file. Needs further research.) File contains newspaper articles about the building's planned demolition; 1888 Sanborn map; copy of photo of East Bay Street looking north (ca. 1920) (from Old Codgers' Charleston Address Book, vol. 4); photocopy of engraving of bank and neighboring buildings from 1857 Harper's New Monthly Magazine); photocopy of a photograph of building with "For Rent" signs posted on two of the columns (Staats, ca. 1956).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

EBAY.139.

Source or Donor

139 East Bay Street (First National Bank Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

East Bay Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Bank buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

PF Box 36

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

EBAY.139.2a-g, EBAY.139.3a-b, EBAY.139.4

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2008-04-30 14:01:56.999000

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Create Date

November 15, 2007

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023