Name/Title
22 Elliott Street (Gibbs-Blackwood Tenement)Entry/Object ID
ELLIOTT.022.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1793-1800; rehabilitated, 1947, 1990. The baker George Gibbs, owner of the ca. 1802 tenement to the east, rebuilt on this site a few years earlier, constructing a substantial stuccoed brick house of three stories. He bequeathed the building to his daughter Caroline Gibbs Blackwood, who lived here for some years before moving to Montagu Street, where she and her husband John Blackwood had extensive properties. The enclosure of the arched entry occurred in the first restoration of 1947; this open passage formerly led to a rear staircase to the residence above. The wrought-iron lunette in the arch is a particularly noted example of post Revolutionary Charleston ironwork. The first floor, originally a commercial space, retains much of its old woodwork, including cypress sheathing. It was renovated as part of the residence and contains the dining room and kitchen with a new staircase accessing the original rooms above.
File contains FOH house histories (1991 and one from early tour booklet); FOH(?) house history of "The Jupp House" (undated, unattributed); brief history of 8-22 Elliott Street (source not indicated); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ELLIOTT.022.Source or Donor
22 Elliott Street (Gibbs-Blackwood Tenement)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Elliott 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 41Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
ELLIOTT.022.2a-b, ELLIOTT.022.3, ELLIOTT.022.4, ELLIOTT.022.5a-eRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 118
FOH Tour booklets on Lowcountry Digital LibraryCreated By
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May 7, 2008Updated By
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February 16, 2023