54 Queen Street (Thomas Elfe House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

54 Queen Street (1957), Before Renovation: Origsize: 2.75x3; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
54 Queen Street (1957), Before Renovation

Origsize: 2.75x3; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

54 Queen Street (Thomas Elfe House)

Entry/Object ID

QUEEN.054.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1760-70; moved to back of lot and restored mid-20th century. Thomas Elfe, Charleston's most noted colonial cabinetmaker, built this 2½ story weatherboarded single house on this parcel some years before the Revolution. In its mid-20th-century restoration the house was shifted on the property for construction of an adjacent retail space. File contains excerpt from 62 Famous Houses; FOHG house history (1995); house history from the 2011 Tour Guide Training Manual; brochure for The Thomas Elfe Workshop; existing elevations (photocopy, Evans & Schmidt).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

QUEEN.054.

Source or Donor

54 Queen Street (Thomas Elfe House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Queen Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Elfe, Thomas, 1719-1775

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 85

Building

Missroon/Archives/Property File Shelves

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

QUEEN.054.2

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 128

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 25, 2011

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023