8 Queen Street (Joseph Olman House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

8 Queen Street (1957): Origsize: 3.5x4; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
8 Queen Street (1957)

Origsize: 3.5x4; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

8 Queen Street (Joseph Olman House)

Entry/Object ID

QUEEN.008.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1800; rehabilitated 1973, 1981. Situated on one of the streets of the Grand Modell of 1680, 8 Queen Street stands as an example of combined domestic and commercial spaces. Built after the fire of 1796, this 3-story stuccoed brick building was constructed by Joseph Olman, a chandler, and completed before his death in 1813. More than likely, the principal rooms of the upper floors served as Olman's living spaces and the ground floor functioned as commercial space. The structure was used in this fashion in the 20th century when it housed the workshop and residence of Edwin H. Smith, a well-known Charleston cabinetmaker operating in the city until his death in 1979. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Three files containing documentation of the covenant on the property; correspondence related to the covenant on the property; documentation related to the sale of the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; correspondence and other documentation related to the management of the property; FOHG house histories (1984, 1998); newspaper articles (including 1971 DYKYC); excerpt from Preservation Progress about 8 Queen's condition (1958); plat showing subdivision of 8 Queen into 6 and 8 Queen (1971); copy of HCF's covenant information card. See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

QUEEN.008.

Source or Donor

8 Queen Street (Joseph Olman House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Queen Street, Covenant Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Covenant Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous 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 84

Building

Missroon/Archives/Property File Shelves

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

QUEEN.008.2, QUEEN.008.3, QUEEN.008.4a-e Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files.

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 124-125

Created By

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Create Date

August 24, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023