Name/Title
61 Meeting Street (Dependency of the Branford-Horry House)Entry/Object ID
MEETING.061.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1750. This 2-story brick building was once the stable of the Branford-Horry House at 59 Meeting Street. It was converted to a residence ca. 1913. It was subsequently the home of U.S. District Judge Waities Waring, whose decision that the Democratic primary election was open to black voters was a landmark civil rights case in 1947. (Source: Information for Guides of Historic Charleston)
File contains brief chain-of-title research notes 1952-1999; Charleston Magazine article about Judge Waring; photocopies of two photographs from SC Historical Society collection; photocopies of Sanborn Maps, 1888-1955; photocopy of existing floor plans and elevations; excerpt from African-Americans in Charleston (Smith, 2010) (pdf only); photocopy of floor plans from Dwelling Houses of Charleston (A.R.H. Smith, 1917).
File also contains HCF summer intern research on the outbuildings and the enslaved persons in preparation for HCF's "Beyond the Big House Tour" (2017) including chain-of-title, narrative history, and tour notes.
Image #1 in this record is from document in the Property File. Image #2 from the book A Passion for Justice: J. Waties Waring and Civil Rights by Tinsley E. Yarbrough, Oxford University Press, 1987.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
MEETING.061.Source or Donor
61 Meeting StreetAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Meeting Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Stables--South Carolina--Charleston, Outbuildings--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 71Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: In 2001, the owners considered donating an easement; according to Easement Manager's records, there is no easement on the house.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 17, 2010Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023