52 Meeting Street (Dr. Edmund Ravenel's Office)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

52 Meeting Street: Origsize: 3.5x5; Origformat: Print-Photographic
52 Meeting Street

Origsize: 3.5x5; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

52 Meeting Street (Dr. Edmund Ravenel's Office)

Entry/Object ID

MEETING.052.1

Scope and Content

This one-story frame building was the office of Dr. Edmund Ravenel (1797-1870). It was given to Historic Charleston Foundation in 1964 by Mrs. Ransom D. Hooker, in memory of her husband. (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); IRS form 8283; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; brief notes by Samuel G. Stoney about Dr. Edmund Ravenel; handwritten (staff?) historical/chain-of-title research information; copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number and tax information); correspondence and other documentation related to the conveyance of the property to HCF, including original Title re: HCF's acquisition; photocopy of photo of house. 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

MEETING.052.

Source or Donor

52 Meeting Street (Dr. Edmund Ravenel's Office)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Meeting 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 70

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information, and H.A. DeCosta Company invoice collection, 2009.011.1 (invoice for 52½ Meeting).

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 3, 2010

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023