Name/Title
74 Rutledge Avenue (Harleston-Bocquet House)Entry/Object ID
RUTLEDGE.074.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1782-83. One of the most distinguished 18th century houses in uptown Charleston, this 2½ story weatherboarded double house stands on a high Flemish bonded-brick foundation. Resembling a country villa or suburban seat, the house is on land once owned by the Harleston family. Isaac Child Harleston, a Revolutionary War soldier and provincial congressman, may have built the present residence. The property was conveyed to Peter Bocquet, owner of 95 Broad Street, in 1783. Advertised for sale after his death in 1793, a house and other buildings are specified for this site. Gov. John Matthews, a former member of the Continental Congress and second chief executive of South Carolina, lived here until his death in 1802. The house passed through numerous owners until it was acquired by the Aimar family in 1912. They or their immediate predecessors probably changed the dormers in the hipped roof to the Colonial Revival style examples seen today. The garden is perhaps the most important thing to survive. It retains its late-18th century plan, including quatrefoil, circular, and other shape beds edged with brick and box. Larkspurs, old camellia japonicas, and periwinkles survive as plantings of one of Charleston's oldest town gardens.
File contains newspaper articles (undated and 1970 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston (1984); house history from Tour Guide Training Manual (2011); Preservation Progress award winner (photo) (1972).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
RUTLEDGE.074.Source or Donor
74 Rutledge Avenue (Harleston-Bocquet House)Acquisition Method
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Harleston Village, Rutledge Avenue, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
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Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 87Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
2009.010.1.31, RUTLEDGE.074.2Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 554Created By
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October 7, 2011Updated By
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February 17, 2023