Name/Title
286-288 King Street (George Miller Building)Entry/Object ID
KING.286-288.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1839-1840; altered 1883. Rebuilt after the fire of 1838 by merchant George N. Miller, the building was described in an 1853 conveyance to Thomas N. Gadsden as "a Three story Double Tenement Brick Store." The stuccoed brick Greek Revival building with 6 bays on each floor and a parapet decorated by cast-iron grills with anthemion motif was renovated after its purchase by John Henry Steinmeyer in 1883. The Steinmeyer family, owners of extensive properties in Harleston Village and a large lumber mill on the Ashley River near Gadsden and Beaufain Streets, added Italianate style pressed-metal window hoods and a bracketed cornice. Used as a dry goods store and drugstore the building retains its interior paneling, shelving, and drawers. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File containers newspaper article (1982 DYKYC); newspaper announcement after the 1886 earthquake, "No Damage!."
Image #1 from 1967 King Street Photographic Survey.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
KING.286-288.Source or Donor
286-288 King Street (George Miller Building)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
King Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderLocation
Location
Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 53Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
KING.286-288.2, KING.286-288.3, KING.286-288.4a-d
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. 373Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 17, 2009Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 24, 2023