332 East Bay Street (Robert Primerose House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

332 East Bay Street: Origsize: 7.75x9; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
332 East Bay Street

Origsize: 7.75x9; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

332 East Bay Street (Robert Primerose House)

Entry/Object ID

EBAY.332.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1817; altered ca. 1840-50. In 1817 Robert Primerose constructed a new brick single house on a high basement on this lot, the former site of Christopher Gadsden's own residence. Primerose was an auctioneer and resident on the site, according to the directory of 1822. Although the house largely retains its Federal style elements, including the pediment projecting from the roof and the fine entry doorway with fanlight, the piazza and elliptical front portico are Greek Revival additions as are the French doors on all levels of the piazza side. A mid-19th century owner added the brick gates with brownstone caps, the marble steps and the unusual cast-iron gas torchères topping the stair newels. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Files contain documentation of the covenant on the property; correspondence and other documentation related to the covenant (including right-of-first-refusal); documentation of the sale of the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; correspondence and other documentation related to the management of the property; documentation of HCF's purchase, rehabilitation, use as rental property, and sale of the property, including invoices from the DeCosta Company; house history from Vernacular Architecture of Charleston; brief narrative histories; newspaper articles (including 1961 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; copy of HCF covenant information card; Hurricane Hugo Damage Assessment Survey (PDF on Media tab); excerpt from Old Codgers' Charleston Address Book (20th c residents) (PDF on Media tab). See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

EBAY.332.

Source or Donor

332 East Bay Street (Robert Primerose House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ansonborough, East Bay Street, Covenant Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Covenant Folder 2 Management Folders 3 History/Miscellaneous Folders

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 40

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

EBAY.332.10, EBAY.332.11a-e, EBAY.332.12a-b, EBAY.332.13, EBAY.332.14a-b, EBAY.332.15, EBAY.332.16a-e, EBAY.332.17, EBAY.332.18, EBAY.332.19.1-34, EBAY.332.2, EBAY.332.20, EBAY.332.3, EBAY.332.4, EBAY.332.5, EBAY.332.6, EBAY.332.7, EBAY.332.8, EBAY.332.9 Related Units of Description: See H.A. DeCosta Company invoice collection, 2009.011.1. See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 436

General Notes

Note

Notes: Sometimes referred to as 330 East Bay Street. HCF previously rented out this property (1980s). 1886 Earthquake Damage Assessment Survey -- all good.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 5, 2008

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023