Name/Title
193-199 Jackson Street [193 Jackson Street, 195 Jackson Street, 197 Jackson Street, 199 Jackson Street]Entry/Object ID
JACKSON.193-199.1Scope and Content
A set of four single-story houses constructed in the early 1890s in the form locally known as the "Freedman's Cottage." The buildings are timber-framed with a rectangular shaped plan, gable roofs, and a piazza. The walls were originally finished with wood clapboards, while the roof was sheathed with corrugated metal cladding. The chimneys and foundation are constructed with brick masonry. The houses were built to accommodate working class families during urban expansion onto Charleston's northern peninsula. The houses were listed in National Register June 5, 2017. (SHPO, Historic Preservation News and Notes, 8/23/2017.)
File contains graduate student report (Lora Cunningham and Ryan Pierce, 2009) on the history of the houses, which includes historical and chain-of-title research, maps, photos, and other supporting documentation; recollections of living at 197 Jackson Street entitled "Childood at 197 Jackson Street: A House Freed Slaves Occupied After the Civil War (Terry Owens, undated); photocopy of Charleston County Property Card.
Photo in this record from document in file (p. 23).
See HABS drawings on Library of Congress at https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/sc1219/Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
JACKSON.193-199Source or Donor
193, 195, 197, 199 Jackson StreetAcquisition Method
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Search Terms
Freedman's cottage, Jackson Street, African American history / Black history, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--Housing--South Carolina--Charleston, Vernacular architecture--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, 2023Moved By
LaurenDate
September 12, 2016Location
Container
PF Box 65Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentLocation
Container
PF Box 47Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
JACKSON.193-199.2, JACKSON.193-199.3a-h
Related Units of Description: Freedman's Cottages architectural inventory and photographs, 2007.001.10.2-3.Created By
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March 2, 2010Updated By
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February 17, 2023