Name/Title
252 Meeting Street (John Whiting Building)Entry/Object ID
MEETING.252.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1838, partially demolished in 1976. John Whiting, a merchant, built the structure to replace an earlier building lost in the great fire of 1838. A combined commercial-residential building, with a shop on the first level and residence on the upper levels.
No additional building history on file. Needs further research.
File contains two DYKYC articles about the loss of buildings on Meeting Street (1976) and about 252 Meeting Street (1981) DYKYC).
No photos on file. Image in this record is from document in the Property File.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
MEETING.252.Source or Donor
252 Meeting Street (John Whiting Building)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Meeting Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial 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 73Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 21, 2010Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023