Name/Title
26 Legare Street (Whaley-Thornhill House)Entry/Object ID
LEGARE.026.1Scope and Content
Colonial Revival house with a columned portico before it was remodeled in the Georgian style in 1937 by T. Wilbur Thornhill, an oil broker. Stephen Thomas was the architect for the remodeling. (Source: Information for Guides of Historic Charleston)
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); annual inspection reports; photocopy (reduced-size) of architectural drawing "Alterations to 26 Legare Street for T.W. Thornhill (date illegible); narrative history by Elias Ball Bull; historical research notes by Samuel G. Stoney; correspondence between W.G. Chisolm and T. Wilbur Thornhill regarding request for a photo of his house; newspaper article (DYKYC, 1937), newspaper(?) photos of the house (1938), and Preservation Progress article "The Whaley House" (Elizabeth Middleton Parker, 1983); photocopies of newspaper advertisements for the sale of the property (1846, 1870). Added copy of cost of construction (1938), copy of alterations and repairs estimate (1936), and newspaper article about garden (1974) after visit from descendant 8/29/2022.
The files may eventually contain requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property. See Easement Manager's working files for more information.
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager).
Easement donation and inspection photos only.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
LEGARE.026.Source or Donor
26 Legare Street (Whaley-Thornhill House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Legare Street, Easement Property, Eighteenth-Century Expansion, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Date(s) Material Assembled
Aug 29, 2022Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous FolderPrimary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Archivist: Sarah Ferguson
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 62Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentLocation
Container
2Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.Provenance
Notes
Custodial History: Three documents added 8/29/2022 by SFGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Photo #2 sent by Kevin Eberle, 12/6/2011.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 8, 2010Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023