Name/Title
2 King Street (Mary Gadsden's Carriage House)Entry/Object ID
KING.002.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1827. Mrs. Mary Gadsden inherited this small carriage house and the larger one at 34 South Battery from her father, John Ashe.
File contains FOHG house history (undated); draft of FOHG Garden History (undated) (Loutrel Briggs garden); historical/title research notes by L. Louis Green (1968); transcribed page from Will of John Ashe devising the land to his daughter Mary Gadsden; copies of maps dated 1671, 1739, 1788, 1965 showing location of lot/dwelling; elevations (2003) (photocopy).
No photos on file. Image in this record is from document in the Property File.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
KING.002.Source or Donor
2 King Street (Mary Gadsden's Carriage House)Acquisition Method
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Carriage housesSearch Terms
King Street, Loutrel Briggs garden, Eighteenth-Century Expansion, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic gardensArchive 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 49Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
SBATTERY.034.1
Related Units of Description: Loutrel Briggs SurveyCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 7, 2008Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023