Name/Title
20 George StreetEntry/Object ID
GEORGE.020.1Scope and Content
The first mention of this property and the house was in 1834 when it was purchased by Samuel Paynter Ripley of Vermont. The dwelling was constructed between 1834 and 1851, for h sold it in that latter year and it was advertised in the newspaper as one of the finest "mansions" in the city. The bricks used for the house were bright red, and were commonly known as Baltimore pressed brick. According to family tradition, Mr. Ripley sat on the dock and watched each one of the paper-wrapped bricks be unloaded from the ship from Baltimore. The house was built in the side-hall double parlor plan. (House History, unattributed, undated.) The house was demolished in 1962.
File contains house history history (unattributed, undated); newspaper article about the planned demolition of the building and its neighbor at 292 Meeting..Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
GEORGE.020.Source or Donor
20 George StreetAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Lost Architecture, George Street, Ansonborough, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--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 43Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentCreated By
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May 28, 2008Updated By
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February 16, 2023