Name/Title
93 Rutledge Avenue (Edward L. Trenholm House)Entry/Object ID
RUTLEDGE.093.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1850. A giant order Temple of the Winds portico commands the Montagu Street elevation of one of Charleston's most elaborate antebellum houses. Serving as an interesting foil to the similarly oriented Mikell house across the street, this dwelling was built by Edward L. Trenholm. Trenholm spent some years in England as the managing partner of Fraser, Trenholm and Company. Reflecting the transition between Greek Revival and Italianate influences in Charleston, a pedimented doorway on the Rutledge Avenue side leads to a stair hall rising to the principal entertaining floor, which has large, double drawing rooms. The window heads on the east side become more exuberant on the south portico side with broken pediments and central shell motifs supported by brackets. 93 Rutledge Avenue has been made into several apartments, with a ground-floor office. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains FOHG house histories (undated, 1965 [Landmarks in Use], 2000); brief historical research note by Samuel G. Stoney (1965).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
RUTLEDGE.093.Source or Donor
93 Rutledge Avenue (Edward L. Trenholm House)Acquisition Method
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Rutledge Avenue, Harleston Village, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
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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
2005.011.020, 2006.005.004, 2011.015.41a-bRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 555-556Created By
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October 7, 2011Updated By
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February 16, 2023