William Aiken House (456 King Street)

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

a: William Aiken House: Copyright: News & Courier; Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
a: William Aiken House

Copyright: News & Courier; Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

William Aiken House (456 King Street)

Entry/Object ID

KING.456.6a-d

Description

Four B&W photographs of the William Aiken House (456 King Street): a-c: Views of exterior. Typed on back of Photos B and C: "The Charleston Division offices of the Southern Railway System of Charleston, S.C., occupies this 150-year-old mansion once owned by William Aiken, first president of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, a predecessor of the Southern. Later occupied by his son, Governor Aiken of South Carolina, it was acquired by the SCC&RR Co. in 1830 and is now one of the showplaces of Charleston." d: Office (interior) with man seated at desk. Fireplace and mantel at left. Shows the decorative door surrounds, trim, and ceiling ornamentation. Identified as being News & Courier reprints.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.456.

Source or Donor

456 King Street (William Aiken House/Southern Railroad Company/Southern Railway)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Artist

News and Courier (Charleston, S.C. : Daily)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Offices, Fireplaces, Mantels, Wainscoting, Woodwork

Search Terms

King Street, Interiors, William Aiken House (Charleston, S.C.), Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Doors, Plasterwork, Decorative

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Location

Location

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2010.002.077, 2011.002.099, 2011.022.6, 2014.014.08a-d, 2017.011.3, KING.456.1, KING.456.2, KING.456.3, KING.456.4, KING.456.5, KING.456.7, KING.456.8, KING.456.9a-b

Copyright

Copyright Details

News & Courier/Evening Post photograph; need permission to publish.

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Create Date

August 8, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023