Courthouse Square [Blake Tenements and Meyer Peace House]

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

a: Blake Tenement (1957): Origsize: 3.25x4.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
a: Blake Tenement (1957)

Origsize: 3.25x4.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Courthouse Square [Blake Tenements and Meyer Peace House]

Entry/Object ID

2018.003.013a-i

Description

Nine B&W Polaroid photographs of Courthouse Square featuring the Blake Tenements (2-4 Courthouse Square) and the Meyer Peace House (8 Courthouse Square). Photographs dated February 1957. a: Blake Tenement, south elevation. b-c: View of the Meyer Peace House in its original location,* showing a small two-story structure to its left, likely what was known as 6B Courthouse Square Square which was demolished in the 1960s. Also shows the front of the Blake Tenements (at right of photo). d-e: Corner view of the Meyer Peace House, northeast elevations. f: Corner view of the Meyer Peace House, southeast elevations. g: View of the east (front) elevation of the Meyer Peace House. h: View of the east (front) elevation of the Meyer Peace House featuring the lower stories. i: View of the east (front) elevation of the Meyer Peace House featuring the upper stories. *The Meyer Peace House was later moved to 96 Broad Street.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2018.003

Source or Donor

New Photos Catalog Records (2018)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Historic Charleston Foundation

Date made

1957

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Courthouse Square, Relocated buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Location

Location

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.004.022, 2006.010.105-125, 2017.005.1, 2018.003.014a-e, COURTHSSQ.002-4.1, COURTHSSQ.002-4.2, COURTHSSQ.002-4.3, COURTHSSQ.002-4.4, COURTHSSQ.002-4.5, COURTHSSQ.002-4.5a-b, COURTHSSQ.002-4.6, COURTHSSQ.002-4.7, COURTHSSQ.002-4.8a-c

Copyright

Copyright Details

In copyright

Created By

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Create Date

October 4, 2018

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023