Name/Title
143 East Bay StreetEntry/Object ID
EBAY.143.1Scope and Content
Some time after the Great Fire of 1778, Jonathan Cooke, a shoemaker/vintner/grocer, built 143 East Bay Street to replace an earlier dwelling on the property. He kept a store there for awhile, then the building began a long history as an investment/rental property. By 1821, it was known as the Bank Coffee House, and was described in a deed of 1835 as a 3-story brick house. The upper levels were most likely occupied as a residence and/or an inn. Inn use is hinted at in the name applied to the building in the early 1840s, "now known as the Alhambra and formerly called the South Carolina Coffee House."
File contains narrative/architectural history by Preservation Consultants (see Multimedia link); Rosen and Associates inspection report (1995, 1998).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
EBAY.143.Source or Donor
143 East Bay StreetAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
East Bay Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 36Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
EBAY.143.2, EBAY.143.3a-cCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
November 15, 2007Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023