16 Legare Street (Amarinthea Elliott House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

16 Legare Street: Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic
16 Legare Street

Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

16 Legare Street (Amarinthea Elliott House)

Entry/Object ID

LEGARE.016.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1789-90; restored 1948; restored with addition 1987. John Morrison and Hume Greenhill, builders. This wooden residence constructed by Miss Amarinthea Elliott about 1795 owns the distinction of being the first to be specified in its contract as a "single house." A deed between Miss Elliott, first owner of the house, and John Morrison and Hume Greenhill, builders, dated 1789, offers explicit detail about the plans for construction of a single house and dependencies. All of the elements that combine to create a single house (2 rooms per floor; central stair hall; constructed at the front of the lot; one fireplace in each room; and rear dependencies constructed contiguously behind, along with the later additions of piazzas) are present. Thus, Charleston's preeminent architectural form, the single house, was clearly delineated as a building tradition by the end of the 18th century. The finely crafted building lost its dependencies many years ago and now boasts a modern rear wing which looks out onto an extensive early-20th century garden. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); easement appraisal report; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; FOHG house history (undated); other narrative histories; house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; historical/chain-of-title research information; building contract of Amarinthea Elliott and Morrison & Greenhill (photocopy); copy of 1789 deed. 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

LEGARE.016.

Source or Donor

16 Legare Street (Amarinthea Elliott House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Legare Street, Easement Property, 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 61

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

LEGARE.016.2, LEGARE.016.3, LEGARE.016.4a-c, LEGARE.016.5a-c Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves. See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 245 FOH Tour booklets on Lowcountry Digital Library

Created By

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Create Date

November 12, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023