39 South Battery (Magwood-Moreland House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

39 South Battery, ca. 1970s

39 South Battery, ca. 1970s

Name/Title

39 South Battery (Magwood-Moreland House)

Entry/Object ID

SBATTERY.039.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1825. Samuel Magwood, an Ashley River planter, built this 2½ story weatherboard single house for his daughter Susan at the time of her marriage. Constructed on a criss-cross foundation of palmetto logs sunk in mud, the house, despite its filled-marsh location, has remained relatively intact through most earthquakes and hurricanes. Two notable fanlights, one over the street door and the other over the entrance door, grace the exterior facade. The former street door stands within a pedimented architrave with fluted pilasters, and guilloche frieze. Its fanlight is semicircular with delicate double-looped wood tracery. File contains FOHG house histories (ca. 1969, undated, 1994, 2004); newspaper article (1968); entry from 60 Famous Houses; Rosen and Associates (engineers) pre-purchase inspection report (2010); graduate student report on the history of the building/property, which includes historical and chain-of-title research, maps, plats, photos, and other supporting documentation (Sandi Feaster, 2005).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

SBATTERY.039.

Source or Donor

39 South Battery (Magwood-Moreland House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

South Battery, 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 96

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2006.010.446-449, 2011.015.3a-b Related Units of Description: Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1 (includes original photos)

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 273

General Notes

Note

Notes: In 1984, easement donation documents (since discarded) were drafted for the property owner at the time, James A. Stuckey. However, the easement was never executed. Image in this record: 2006.010.446-449.

Created By

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Create Date

March 23, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023