71 Meeting Street (Charleston Club House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

71 Meeting Street: Origformat: Digital Image
71 Meeting Street

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

71 Meeting Street (Charleston Club House)

Entry/Object ID

MEETING.071.1

Tags

Further research

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1863. Louis J. Barbot and John H. Seyle, architects; Albert Elfe, contractor. Two stories on raised basement with Corinthian columns, slate roof, of brick construction with imitation brownstone stucco covering, and large windows. Served as a social club and the offices of the U.S. Lighthouse Department. Building was heavily damaged in the 1886 Earthquake and was demolished. The Constitutional Convention of South Carolina was held in this building in 1868, out of which came a state constitition that embodied many principles absent from previous constitutions, including abolishing race as a limit on male suffrage. Currently the site of the Hollings Federal Judicial Center. File contains brief history from "History of U.S. District Courthouses." No additional building history on file. Needs further research. No photos on file. Image in this record is from publication/Lowcountry Digital Library.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

MEETING.071.

Source or Donor

71 Meeting Street (Charleston Club House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Meeting Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Clubhouses--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File 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 71

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 2008.005.3 , The Charleston Earthquake, 1886, page 42 (also on Lowcountry Digital Library)

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2010-06-17 16:20:55 Notes: Photo in record from Cook's Earthquake Views, http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:2733.

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Create Date

June 17, 2010

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023