Name/Title
41 State Street (Vigilant Fire Company)Entry/Object ID
STATE.041.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1882; rehabilitated 1980-1981. No. 41 was built by Moses Goldsmith to house the offices of the Vigilant Fire Insurance Company. The building retains its original storefront windows and their surmounting cornice on the brick ground floor. Although the triple-tiered piazzas on the south side were removed many years ago, a cantilevered 2-story enclosure, built to provide needed bathrooms, remains. New owners completed an extensive rehabilitation of the house in 1981, including a contemporary rear kitchen wing. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part 1 and Part 2 certification (National Register); easement appraisal report; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; FOHG house histories (1970s?, 1980s?, 1991, 1996, 1998); FOHG garden histories (1980s?, 1991); historical research report (L. Louis Green, 1971); photocopy of early 20th century photo.
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 RecordsAcquisition
Accession
STATE.041.Source or Donor
41 State Street (Vigilant Fire Insurance Company)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
State Street, Easement Property, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 99Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2009.010.1.35, STATE.041.2, STATE.041.3Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 135Created By
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April 24, 2012Updated By
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February 16, 2023