265-267 King Street (George Cook Studio Building)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

1880s Engraving (City Directory): Origformat: Document/Photocopy; Resolution: 75 dpi
1880s Engraving (City Directory)

Origformat: Document/Photocopy; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

265-267 King Street (George Cook Studio Building)

Entry/Object ID

KING.265-267.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1840; rehabilitated 1995. This front-facing Classical Revival style building, with arched windows at the south end of the front facade and in the center, served as the studio for Charleston's most prominent mid-19th century photographer, George Cook. His record photographs of Charleston following the earthquake of 1886 remain the best documentation of that natural disaster. Cook later moved to Richmond, Virginia and expanded his photography business. Once covered with curtain wall facades, the building has recently been rehabilitated. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains newspaper article about Carolopolis Award given to the property (1/15/1995); photocopy of advertisement for J.R. Johnson & Son (265 King Street) from Business Guide of Charleston (1889); 1880s engraving of 1899 Charleston City Directory; 1886 Earthquake Damage Assessment; Hurricane Hugo Damage Survey; Sanborn Maps (1884-1955); excerpt from Old Codgers Charleston Address Book (20th century residents/occupants). Image #2 from Guide to Charleston Illustrated, ca. 1875

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.265-267.

Source or Donor

265-267 King Street (George Cook Studio Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

King Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--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 53

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

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), p. 368

Created By

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Create Date

August 14, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023