Name/Title
7 Meeting Street (Josiah Smith House)Entry/Object ID
MEETING.007.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1783; various 20th-century renovations. The structure at 7 Meeting Street stands as one of the few large double houses built in Charleston immediately following the Revolutionary War. With brick infill amid the major framing members, the house is clad with weather-boarding and rests on a brick foundation. Its Georgian facade, demi-lune portico, southern-facing piazzas, and rooftop lantern or cupola all proclaim the wealth of the builder. Although other examples of cupolas on 18th century domestic structures can be found, this feature is typically reserved for public or institutional buildings. Josiah Smith, the descendant of one of Charleston's oldest Congregationalist families, was one of Charleston's wealthiest merchants and bankers. With his partners, he owned substantial properties including 85 East Bay Street and 6 Tradd Street, near the center of their mercantile activities on the Cooper River waterfront. Josiah Smith and his partners were not only important federalists but provided the leadership for the first Chamber of Commerce. (Poston, (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.).)
File contains house history from Architectural Guide to Charleston; brief narrative history; FOHG house histories (1968, undated); FOHG garden history (2008); newspaper articles (including DYKYC, 1930 and undated).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
MEETING.007.Source or Donor
7 Meeting Street (Josiah Smith House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Meeting Street, Eighteenth-Century Expansion, 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 68Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2016.014.30, 2020.005.35, MEETING.007.2a-d, MEETING.007.3Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 252-253General Notes
Note
Notes: Image #2 in this record is a photograph of an Alfred Hutty painting purchased by Frank Brumley in 2016. He sent it to HCF for help identifying the building. It's likely 7 Meeting Street.Created By
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May 10, 2010Updated By
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February 17, 2023