Name/Title
John S. Riggs Tenements: 15 St. Philip Street, 17 St. Philip Street, 19 St. Philip StreetEntry/Object ID
STPHILIP.015-19.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1859-60; rehabilitated 1977. John S. Riggs, organizer of Charleston's horse-drawn streetcar system and president of the company when it merged with the Electric Railway Company, built these three identical houses and two others at 88-90 Wentworth Street shortly after acquiring four lots from the glebe of St. Philip's Parish. The houses were finished by 1860 and rented to Octavius Willke, the Rev. Thomas O'Rice, and Elizabeth M. Archer. They followed the traditional Charleston single house pattern with a mix of Greek Revival and Italianate elements. The arched windows and quoining reflect the former style, while the peaked ground-stone window heads and certain other features represent the latter. The interior is a similar mix of details, from Italianate mantels in the parlors to Greek Revival moldings in other rooms. The tenements were rehabilitated by the College of Charleston in 1977.
File contains newspaper articles (two DYKYC, dates not indicated).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
STPHILIP.015-19Source or Donor
15, 17, 19 St. Philip Street (John C. Riggs Tenements)Acquisition Method
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St. Philip Street, Harleston Village, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, College of Charleston--BuildingsArchive 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 89Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 567-568Created By
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February 17, 2023