363 King Street (Poppenheim Hardware Store)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

363 King Street: Origsize: 4x6; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
363 King Street

Origsize: 4x6; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

363 King Street (Poppenheim Hardware Store)

Entry/Object ID

KING.363.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1891-92; facade rehabilitated 1982. W.B.W. Howe, architect; J.D. Murphy, builder-contractor; Thomas H. Reynolds, mason. The son of an Episcopal bishop who designed the Drayton House at 25 East Battery and the William Enston Home complex at 900 King Street executed the plans for a new hardware store for the merchant Christopher P. Poppenheim. Called "an ornament to the street" in a headline for a story in the March 23, 1892, edition of the News and Courier, the Richardsonian Romanesque building rises two stories with a facade of Philadelphia pressed brick and terra cotta detailing terminating in a tile roof with a central pediment sheltering a plaque marked "1891." The front arcaded portico was supported by cast-iron pillars set on bases of Winnsboro (S.C.) granite. The newspaper account enthusiastically described the floor of the vestibule as being formed by "the largest single block of granite ever brought to Charleston." Poppenheim's business had been housed since 1883 in a smaller store at 345 King Street, a more simply detailed building in the Romanesque style. Since losing its storefront in the mid-20th century and with the painting of its masonry, the relationship to the later structure has been obscured. The building at 363 King was rehabilitated with additions in 1982. Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property and Confirmation of Understanding; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; newspaper articles (DYKYC 1977, undated, 1981); Rosen and Associates inspection report (2003, 2004). See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography. No easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) on file.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.363.

Source or Donor

363 King Street (Poppenheim Hardware Store)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Commercial buildings

Search Terms

King Street, Easement Property, Facade easement, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Gift Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous 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 54

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Howe, W.B.W.

Person or Organization

Murphy, J.D.

Person or Organization

Reynolds, Thomas H.

Related Entries

Notes

KING.363.2, KING.363.3, KING.363.4, KING.GEN.004 Related Units of Description: King Street Survey (KING.GEN.001) and King Street "General" files (KING.GEN.002) See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 381-382

General Notes

Note

Notes: Image #2 in this record from Charleston and the Exposition Illustrated, 2010.007.1 and 2012.010.117, Pamphlet 96.

Created By

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Create Date

September 16, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023