Name/Title
379-391 King Street (Enston Buildings)Entry/Object ID
KING.379-381.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1860s, 1870s; altered 1940s; rehabilitated 1980s. William Enston, the furniture magnate whose principal store remains at 187-191 King Street, apparently replaced an 18th century building in the 1850s with the present structure completed in the Italianate style. Enston's estate retained the building for the use of his widow after his death. Hannah Enston also built the 2nd story structure to the south in the 1870s. These became part of the legacy used to build the Enston Home at 900 King Street. Passing through numerous remodelings, 381 King Street lost its cast-iron storefront in the late-1940s but retains the arched window hoods on the second story and pedimented window hoods set in blind arches on the front facade of the third story. Although the piazza has been infilled on the first 2 stories, a remnant on the third tier retains its Tuscan columns. The two-story at 379 King Street was built after William Enston's death and is a small wood structure that retains its second story Italianate style windows and end brackets flanking a simple entablature.
File contains newspaper article with photo (DYKYC); history of buildings from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
KING.379-381.Source or Donor
379-381 King Street (Enston Buildings)Acquisition Method
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Commercial buildings, Opticians' shopsSearch Terms
King Street, Corner store, Historic buildings--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 55Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Enston, WilliamRelated Entries
Notes
KING.379-381.2
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. 383-384Created By
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September 17, 2009Updated By
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February 17, 2023