191 King Street (William Enston Building)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

191 King Street, ca. 1875: Origformat: Digital Image
191 King Street, ca. 1875

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

191 King Street (William Enston Building)

Entry/Object ID

KING.191.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1850. This 3-story gray brick building with a granite Gothic Revival storefront, consisting of an arched entablature supported by trefoil-shaped columns, was built by the furniture merchant William Enston in 1850 as the flagship for his stores. This English merchant who came to Charleston also built a major real estate and steamship empire. At his death in 1860, he left a remainder interest in his $1 million estate for the founding of the William Enston Home, built at 900 King Street. In 1887 the structure became the home of Phoenix Furniture, a company eventually managed by A.W. Litschgi of 136 Broad Street. Although the facade has been well preserved, the stone cornice was removed in recent years. File contains description of physical appearance and statement of significance from an undated, unattributed Part I Certification application. Image #1 from Guide to Charleston Illustrated, ca. 1875 (see KING.191.2).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.191.

Source or Donor

191 King Street (William Enston Building)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Commercial buildings

Search Terms

King Street, 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

Building

Missroon/Archives/Property File Shelves

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

PF Box 52

Building

Missroon/Archives/Property File Shelves

Category

Permanent

Location

Container

2

Building

Missroon/Archives/Property File Shelves

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

KING.191.2 Related Units of Description: King Street Survey (KING.GEN.001) and King Street "General" files (KING.GEN.002) Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 357-358

Created By

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Create Date

June 16, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023