Nathaniel Russell House: 1955 Restoration Photographs

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

a: NRH Staircase

Origsize: 5x7; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

Nathaniel Russell House: 1955 Restoration Photographs

Entry/Object ID

MEETING.051.041a-u

Description

Twenty-one B&W photographs taken during 1955 restoration: a: Staircase, first floor. Written on verso: "Steps had sunk by six inches." b: Staircase after stabilization has begun. c: Staircase, undercarriage, showing structural framework. d: Staircase, undercarriage, showing structural framework. Written on verso: "Shows construction of steps after removal of plaster." e: Staircase, undercarriage, showing structural framework. f: Staircase, undercarriage, showing structural framework. Written on verso: "Under side of steps." g: Staircase, undercarriage, showing structural framework. h: Staircase, undercarriage, showing structural framework. i: New stair in back passage, under construction. j: Fireplace and mantel. k: Fireplace and mantel, drawing room, before restoration. l-m: Fireplace and mantel in the first floor oval room. n: Fireplace and mantel, drawing room, during restoration. o: Fireplace and mantel in the first floor oval room during construction. p: Withdrawing room window. q: Workman on third floor landing. r: Masons constructing the new steps to the kitchen wing. s: Detail of brickwork and first story window sill. Written on verso: "Mortar in bricks was going-going-gone." t: Underside of balcony. u: Underside of balcony, detail of bracket supporting the balcony on the east facade. See HSR, vol. 7, for more detailed descriptions.

Collection

Nathaniel Russell House

Acquisition

Accession

MEETING.051.

Source or Donor

51 Meeting Street (Nathaniel Russell House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Artist

Chamberlain, Samuel, 1895-

Date made

1955

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Staircases, Fireplaces, Mantels, Balconies, Brickwork, Carpenters, Masonry

Search Terms

Nathaniel Russell House (Charleston, S.C.)--Conservation and restoration, Brick walls

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Location

Container

NRH Photos-2

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.004.029, 2006.002.0106, 2007.008.52, 2007.008.53, 2008.002.0108, 2008.002.0116, 2008.002.0117a, 2008.002.0118a, 2008.002.0118b, 2008.002.0118c, 2008.002.0118d, 2008.003.10a-b, 2008.003.9a-b, 2009.002.064, 2009.010.1.24, 2009.010.1.25, 2012.002.037, 2012.002.038, 2012.002.039, 2012.002.040, 2012.002.041, 2013.002.127, 2014.014.05, 2014.015.25, 2017.005.9a-b, 2021.013.11a-c, MEETING.051.001, MEETING.051.002, MEETING.051.003, MEETING.051.004, MEETING.051.005, MEETING.051.006, MEETING.051.007, MEETING.051.008, MEETING.051.009, MEETING.051.010, MEETING.051.011, MEETING.051.012, MEETING.051.013, MEETING.051.014, MEETING.051.015, MEETING.051.016, MEETING.051.017, MEETING.051.018, MEETING.051.019, MEETING.051.020, MEETING.051.021, MEETING.051.022, MEETING.051.023, MEETING.051.024, MEETING.051.025, MEETING.051.026, MEETING.051.027, MEETING.051.028, MEETING.051.029, MEETING.051.030, MEETING.051.031a, MEETING.051.031b, MEETING.051.032, MEETING.051.033a-c, MEETING.051.034, MEETING.051.035, MEETING.051.036, MEETING.051.037, MEETING.051.038, MEETING.051.039, MEETING.051.040, MEETING.051.041, MEETING.051.042, MEETING.051.043, MEETING.051.044, MEETING.051.044a-b, MEETING.051.045a-b, MEETING.051.046a-d, MEETING.051.047a-b, MEETING.051.048, MEETING.051.049, MEETING.051.050, MEETING.051.051, MEETING.051.052

Created By

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Create Date

November 21, 2013

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023