61 Laurens Street

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Historic Charleston Foundation

61 Laurens Street (2008): Origformat: Digital Image
61 Laurens Street (2008)

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

61 Laurens Street

Entry/Object ID

LAURENS.061.1

Scope and Content

The original location of the house was 114 Anson Street from where it was relocated to make way for the construction of the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium in the mid-1960s. It was constructed ca. 1795, a 2-story Charleston single house with a two-tier piazza. Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); correspondence about the sale of the property; annual inspection reports and correspondence related to the management of the property; requests for alterations; pre-sale inspection and mold reports; newspaper articles about HCF saving the house at 114 Anson Street to move it to 61 Laurens (1965); historical/chain-of-title research information; draft FOHG house history (2005); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); photocopy of photos including ARP photo; documentation related to HCF's purchase of the property, relocation of house, and estimate of repairs (H.A. DeCosta and Co.); Agreement for clearance of Gaillard Auditorium site (114 Anson and 15 Wall Street). See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

LAURENS.061.

Source or Donor

61 Laurens Street

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Moving of buildings, bridges, etc.

Search Terms

Laurens Street, Easement Property, Ansonborough, Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), Relocated buildings, 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

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Location

Container

PF Box 59

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

LAURENS.061.2, LAURENS.061.3a-b, LAURENS.061.4, LAURENS.061.5, LAURENS.061.6, LAURENS.061.7, LAURENS.061.8 Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves. See H.A. DeCosta Company invoice collection, 2009.011.1. See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Created By

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Create Date

October 7, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023