63 Rutledge Avenue (Berkeley Court)

Berkeley Court Apartments (postcard)

Berkeley Court Apartments (postcard)

Name/Title

63 Rutledge Avenue (Berkeley Court)

Entry/Object ID

RUTLEDGE.063.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1922. This apartment building is set back at a diagonal on a corner lot at Beaufain Street and Rutledge Avenue. It has Italian villa detailing with a bracketed cornice and low-pitched roof. The front entry is Italian Renaissance in style with overtones of Spanish Colonial and Craftsman features. It was constructed by Edward J. Murphy, who also built the Fort Sumter Hotel at The Battery. The apartments are fireproof, made entirely of concrete, brick and tile. File contains newspaper article about the restoration of the building (with photo) (1974); letter from HCF regarding its opposition to zoning variances (2005); Rosen and Associates (engineers) inspection reports dated 2005 regarding the reestablishment of a rooftop terrace and dated 2006 regarding alterations at a common area between two units.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

RUTLEDGE.063.

Source or Donor

63 Rutledge Avenue (Berkeley Court)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Rutledge Avenue, Harleston Village, 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 87

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

Murphy, Edward J.

Related Entries

Notes

2009.013.11, RUTLEDGE.063.2

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 5, 2011

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023