Name/Title
55 Laurens Street (James Jervey House)Entry/Object ID
LAURENS.055.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1818; rehabilitated 1980s. With its placement on a high brick basement and its double-house form, this dwelling presents a larger-scaled, more urban plan than other houses in the Ansonborough district. Although its windows were changed to two-over-twos in the mid-19th century and the property changed to condominiums in the 1980s, the Flemish-bond building retains much of its exterior integrity, including belt courses, quoins, and cornice. The stair windows in the center bay on the front indicate that, unlike other houses in the city, the stair runs toward the street front instead of toward the rear.
File contains mentions of the house in three Preservation Progress articles (1961, 1965, 1969); photocopy of ARP photograph.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
LAURENS.055.Source or Donor
55 Laurens Street (James Jervey House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Laurens Street, Ansonborough, 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 Box 58Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2011.015.90, LAURENS.053.5, LAURENS.055.2, LAURENS.055.3a-c, LAURENS.055.4a-b
Related Units of Description: "Ansonborough" document box
Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 454Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 7, 2009Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023