Turning Shambles Into Showcases: Herbert A. DeCosta Jr.'s Role in the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project in Charleston, South Carolina

Name/Title

"Turning Shambles Into Showcases": Herbert A. DeCosta Jr.'s Role in the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project in Charleston, South Carolina

Entry/Object ID

2011.002.048

Description

Examines the restoration and rehabilitation work of Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr., and the H.A. DeCosta Company in the 1960s and 1970s for Historic Charleston Foundation for the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project. Includes biographical sketch of Herbert A. DeCosta; description of Charleston in the 1960s and urban renewal, including a history of Ansonborough, slum clearance, and the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. Specific ARP projects that are explored include 40 Society Street, 8 George Street, 13 Wentworth Street, 34 Anson Street, 53 Anson Street and 30 Wentworth Street, 321 East Bay Street, 23 Wentworth Street, 21 Wentworth Street, 58 Anson Street, and 82 Anson Street. xii, 178 leaves : ill., maps ; typed manuscript

Collection

Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/Dissertations

Acquisition

Accession

2011.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2011)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Thesis

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ansonborough, Revolving Fund (HCF), Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), DeCosta, Herbert A., 1923-2008, African American contractors--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--South Carolina--Charleston

Publication Details

Author

Keller, Alissa C.

Date Published

2011

Call No.

TH140 .D43 2011

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

P275

Location

Location

Shelf

Books-Pamphlets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

DeCosta, Herbert

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.007.15, 2004.020.035, 2004.020.036, 2004.020.037, 2004.020.038, 2006.002.0099, 2006.002.0184, 2007.003.1, 2008.002.0193, 2009.010.2.5a-e, 2010.002.015, 2010.002.019, 2011.002.061, 2011.002.069, 2012.002.015, 2013.002.105, 2013.002.122, 2019.001.10, 2019.003.11, 2020.005.39a-e

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (omitted from HCF copy). Master's thesis -- Historic Preservation -- Clemson University, 2011. Also includes a transcript of the oral history video of Herbert DeCosta.

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Create Date

May 31, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

January 22, 2020