154-162 East Bay Street (Prioleau's Range)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

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154-162 East Bay Street

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Name/Title

154-162 East Bay Street (Prioleau's Range)

Entry/Object ID

EBAY.154-162.1

Scope and Content

Constructed before 1813; renovated ca. 1836, 1867, 1977. Samuel Prioleau, owner of the nearby wharves, built this range before 1813. His son Dr. Philip Gendron Prioleau and Catherine Prioleau Ravenel remodeled the structures in about 1836, with pilasters and lintels of Quincy granite on the first floor, six-over-six windows with stone lintels and sills, and a surmounting parapet. Site of numerous businesses noted at various addresses including 154 East Bay Street (e.g., Sheppard & Porcher, Southern Jute Products); 156 East Bay Street (e.g., George W. Jatho & Bro., Claussen & Bulwinkle, Fleming Bros., R.M. Thomas Broker); 158 East Bay Street; 156-158 East Bay Street (e.g., J.J.W Luden & Co.); 160 East Bay Street; 162 East Bay Street (e.g., H. Bulwinkle & Co., C.G. Matthews Co.). File contains extensive history of property by Robert Stockton (1982); brief description of C.G. Matthews Co.; copy of photo of C.G. Matthews Co.; description of C.G. Matthews Co. with photo from "Resources & Attractions of Charleston" (ca. 1898).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

EBAY.154-162.

Source or Donor

154-162 East Bay Street (Prioleau's Range)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Commercial buildings

Search Terms

East Bay Street, Historic buildings--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.154-162.2

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 112

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 11, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023