Name/Title
36 George Street (Lequeux-Williams House)Entry/Object ID
GEORGE.036.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1834. This house was on the site by 1834, when it was sold by the devisees of wealthy merchant Edward Darrell, the Lequeux sisters, to Lawrence Benson, who held it as rental property. In 1890 it was purchased by Pauline Williams, who raised her 9 children in the house. The dwelling once had piazzas to the west, now removed, but otherwise the building differs strongly from most Charleston antebellum domestic structures. Resembling New York townhouses of the 1830s, particularly those following the designs of Minard Lefever and William Thompson, the Greek Revival features of 36 George Street include a rusticated ground floor with an off-center front doorway set in an Ionic-columned architrave, full-height brick pilasters, wrought-iron window grills, and a large stucco cornice. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains newspaper article (1982 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; 20th century occupancy history from Old Codgers' Charleston Address Book.
No photos on file.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
GEORGE.036.Source or Donor
36 George Street (Lequeux-Williams House)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
George Street, Ansonborough, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
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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
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Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 441Created By
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May 29, 2008Updated By
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February 17, 2023
