Name/Title
29 Montagu Street (Ettsel Adams House)Entry/Object ID
MONTAGU.029.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1850; rehabilitated 1975. The merchant Ettsel Adams built this 3-story brick side-hall, double-parlor house after his purchase in 1839 of the westernmost of the four lots belonging to Dr. Thomas Eveleigh. The dwelling retains its austere antebellum brickwork, its six-over-six windows, and its double-tiered Tuscan piazzas. A Victorian-style door hood was added, and other changes have been made to the entry from the sidewalk. Adams sold the house soon after construction, and it eventually became the property of the Hart family, who used it as a tenement while renting a residence for themselves on Wragg Mall.
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); FOHG house history (1995); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston; structural inspection report (1996); photo of front facade in Preservation Progress article about Harleston Village (May 1972).
Files may eventually contain annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property.
No easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) on file; only digital inspection photographs available (see Easement Manager).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
MONTAGU.029.Source or Donor
29 Montagu Street (Ettsel Adams House)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Montagu Street, Harleston Village, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous 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 77Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
MONTAGU.029.2a-d
Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 534-535Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 7, 2010Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023