Name/Title
50 King Street (John Cowan House) [a/k/a 6 Price's Alley]Entry/Object ID
KING.050.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1729-1730; restored mid-20th century. This house is of similar fenestration to its neighbor at 52 King Street (Edgar Wells House), and both are among the earliest datable dwellings outside the former walled city, considered to be precursors of the standard Charleston single house. This dwelling is of a two-room "hall-parlor" plan with a staircase rising along the rear wall of the hall. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; chain-of-title and other historical research notes (undated, unattributed), including photocopies of some deeds.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
KING.050.Source or Donor
50 King Street (John Cowan House)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
King Street, Price's Alley, Historic buildings--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 50Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 232Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 13, 2008Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023