Name/Title
43 Meeting Street / 43½ Meeting Street (James Mitchell House and Dependency)Entry/Object ID
MEETING.043.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1798. A prosperous cooper built this narrow, masonry single house shortly before 1800. In the 1830s it served as the last residence of Henry William deSaussure, the former director of the U.S. Mint and appeals judge. The piazzas were removed and the current iron gates added in the early 20th century. A notable garden winding to Price's Alley and a distinctive contemporary addition to the rear dependence add interest to this property. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains FOHG house history (undated); FOHG house history for the dependency at 43½ Meeting (1999); other narrative history (undated, unattributed); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston (1984); house history from the Tour Guide Training Manual (2011); photocopy of 1940 photograph and Library of Congress data sheet; newspaper article about the restoration of the house (2013).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
MEETING.043.Source or Donor
43 Meeting StreetAcquisition 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 69Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 260General Notes
Note
Notes: Photo #2 from Kristopher King, 12/6/2011. Source not indicated.Created By
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May 27, 2010Updated By
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February 17, 2023