46 Murray Boulevard (Robert Barnwell Rhett House)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

46 Murray Boulevard: Origsize: 4x6; Origformat: Print-Photographic
46 Murray Boulevard

Origsize: 4x6; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

46 Murray Boulevard (Robert Barnwell Rhett House)

Entry/Object ID

MURRAY.046.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1926-28. Simons and Lapham, architects. The newly formed partnership of Albert Simons and Samuel Lapham utilized their exceptional knowledge of Charleston Neoclassical detailing in the planning of this Revival style dwelling for Dr. and Mrs. Robert Barnwell Rhett. Standing on a large lot enclosed by a handsome brick coping with wrought-iron fence and gates topped with cast stone Neoclassical caps and spheres, the building is constructed of hand-molded brick laid in a variant of the Flemish bond pattern. A double curvilinear stair approaches a Neoclassical portico with fluted Tuscan columns, detailing that is repeated in a piazza on the east side of the building. A pediment supported by console brackets projects from the slate roof, echoing the other Federal houses in the city. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) File contains FOHG house histories (1997, 2002); FOHG garden histories (1997, 2002); newspaper article (date not indicated); Rosen and Associates (engineers) pre-purchase inspection reports (1992, 1996).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

MURRAY.046.

Source or Donor

46 Murray Boulevard (Robert Barnwell Rhett House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Murray Boulevard, Lower Peninsula, Historic buildings--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 78

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Simons, Albert

Person or Organization

Lapham, Samuel S.

Related Entries

Notes

MURRAY.046.2, MURRAY.046.3, MURRAY.046.4 Related Units of Description: See also "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves. See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 313

Created By

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Create Date

October 18, 2010

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023