58 South Battery (John Blake House)

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

58 South Battery: Origsize: 5x7; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
58 South Battery

Origsize: 5x7; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

58 South Battery (John Blake House)

Entry/Object ID

SBATTERY.058.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1800; restored 1985. Built by John Blake, an early president of the Bank of South Carolina, this L-shaped structure exemplifies the endurance of early Charleston construction. Many surrounding buildings of the period succumbed to the natural disasters that plagued Charleston during the 19th century; yet this building, constructed on a masonry foundation with cypress and heart pine framing, survived. The structure possesses a wealth of late-Georgian and Federal details on both the exterior and interior, especially in its modillioned cornice. Its old parterre, visible through early-19th century wrought-iron gates, was restored by the present owner. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; correspondence related to the sale of the property; Part I certification (National Register); easement appraisal; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; architectural drawings submitted in support of Request for Alternations; FOHG house history (undated/1980s?); FOHG garden histories (1994, 1999, 2010); newspaper articles (including 1983) DYKYC); article from Landscape Architecture (undated); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston (1984); house history from Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; historical/chain-of-title research notes; photocopy of 1984 plat; Historic Structures Report (Preservation Consultants, 2000). See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement) and Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

SBATTERY.058.

Source or Donor

58 South Battery (John Blake House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

South Battery, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Gift Folder 1 Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous 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 97

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SBATTERY.058.2 Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 286

Created By

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Create Date

March 27, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023