Name/Title
243 King Street (Siegling Music House)Entry/Object ID
KING.243.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1838; exterior rehabilitated and interior altered 1984-85. John Siegling, a native of Erfurt, Germany, established a music store in 1819, selling harps, pianos, and wind instruments. Moving his business from Meeting Street to King Street, he rebuilt on the site of a building destroyed in the fire in 1838 at the corner of King Street and Beaufain Street. Remaining in business until 1970, the company was advertised as "America's oldest music house." The 3-story masonry building was remodeled in the mid-19th century and again ca. 1900 with the application of Italianate-style window hoods and a modillioned cornice with bracketed corners. Acquired in the early 1980s by the present owners, the structure was renovated and the storefront, with its cast-iron pilasters, was renewed.
File contains newspaper articles (including 1984 DYKYC); images (photos and engravings) from various advertisements.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
KING.243.Source or Donor
243 King Street (Siegling Music House)Acquisition Method
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Commercial buildingsSearch Terms
King Street, Corner store, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Music stores--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 BoxShelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentLocation
Container
PF Box 53Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2006.010.280-281, 2016.018.12, KING.243.2, KING.243.3
Related Units of Description: King Street Survey (KING.GEN.001) and King Street "General" files (KING.GEN.002)Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 365-366General Notes
Note
Notes: Photo is from Bayless collection, 2006.010.280-281.Created By
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August 14, 2009Updated By
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February 17, 2023