285 King Street (Allan-Kerrison Company Building)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

J. Allen Jewelry Store, ca. 1875: Origformat: Digital Image
J. Allen Jewelry Store, ca. 1875

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

285 King Street (Allan-Kerrison Company Building)

Entry/Object ID

KING.285.1

Tags

Further research

Scope and Content

Constructed before 1880; renovated 1890s. This mid-19th century Greek Revival style building was substantially refaced in the 1890s with a Beaux Arts Neoclassical facade. A stuccoed frieze with a floral motif tops the original surviving storefront, while decorative panels with delicate reliefs and vertical Corinthian pilasters terminate above the arched 3rd story windows. A bracketed parapet with a garland frieze, dentiled cornice, and surmounting balustrade provides an elegant cap to this building used for several generations as a jewelry store. Neoclassical urns that once decorated the balustrade have been lost. Perhaps the oldest building in continual use as a jewelry store in the city, it housed the antebellum firm of James Allan and Company from 1865 until the 1920s. Allan's company survived the Civil War and enjoyed a wide reputation for its "reliability." Previously numbered 307 King Street. File contains description of James and Allan Co. (with illustration) from "Resources & Attractions of Charleston" (ca. 1898). Image from Guide to Charleston Illustrated, 1875.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.285.

Source or Donor

285 King Street (Allan-Kerrison Company Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Commercial buildings

Search Terms

King Street, Historic 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

KING.285.2 Related Units of Description: King Street Survey (KING.GEN.001) and King Street "General" files (KING.GEN.002)

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2009-08-14 16:47:03.996000

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Create Date

August 14, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023