1 King Street (Fort Sumter Hotel a/k/a Fort Sumter House)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Fort Sumter Hotel (postcard)

Fort Sumter Hotel (postcard)

Name/Title

1 King Street (Fort Sumter Hotel a/k/a Fort Sumter House)

Entry/Object ID

KING.001.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1923; rehabilitated mid-1970s; G. Lloyd Preacher, architect. Completed in 1923 as the city's first modern hotel, the Fort Sumter Hotel's Spanish Revival design alarmed the city's fledgling preservation community. Rising 6 stories above a ground lobby floor, the hotel represented burgeoning winter tourism in the city and was viewed as representative of "progressive modern architecture" that could threaten the character of Charleston's streetscapes. The Fort Sumter Hotel closed in 1974, a few years before the tourist boat docks were removed from this section of the Battery. Known today as the Fort Sumter House, the building now contains condominiums. File contains newspaper articles; photocopy of photo from SCHS collection (ca. 1920s?); BAR application and attachments (2004) (re: partial restoration of piazza, windows, doors) including photocopies of photographs and photocopy of architectural drawings; Rosen and Associates inspection report (1994, 2004); letter from Thomas Thornhilll to Mayor regarding HCF's position on plans to convert hotel into condominiums (9/18/1973).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.001.

Source or Donor

1 King Street (Fort Sumter Hotel/Fort Sumter House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

King Street, Adaptive reuse, Fort Sumter Hotel (Charleston, S.C.), Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Hotels--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

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 49

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Preacher, G. Lloyd

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.007.20, 2004.020.043, 2009.028.2, 2015.026.6, 2018.013.1, 2020.012.3, KING.001.2

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 225

General Notes

Note

Notes: Image #2 in this record from 1939 City Yearbook; image #3 in this record from 1935 City Yearbook.

Created By

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Create Date

October 7, 2008

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 16, 2023