Name/Title
South Battery (General)Entry/Object ID
SBATTERY.GEN.2Scope and Content
The street now called South Battery was originally a narrow street running between Church and Meeting streets behind Broughton's Bastion. Known as Fort Street, it was depicted on
the "Ichnography" of 1739. Fort Street was later extended to connect with a road behind the fortifications that became the High Battery. Still later, when William Gibbes and others cooperated to fill marshes along the Ashley River and constructed wharves and houses, a street running from Meeting Street to the Ashley River was created and called South Bay. It ended in a breakwater about where Lenwood Boulevard is today. After 1830, when the land east of King Street and south of South Bay was developed into White Point Garden, the park became generally known as The Battery. Fort Street was eliminated, and the street from East Battery to King Street became South Battery. West of King Street, the old name of South Bay continued to be used until after the creation of Murray Boulevard (1911-15). Now the name South Battery is applied for the full length of the street from East Battery to Tradd Street. (City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual.)
File contains FOHG house histories for 63 South Battery (2001, 2010). File also contains Rosen and Associates (engineers) inspection reports for: 88 South Battery Hurricane Hugo Damage report (1989), 100 South Battery Brick Veneer (2001), 127 South Battery Pre-Purchase Inspection (1992), 128 South Battery Structural Inspection (2000), 131 South Battery Consultations (1990), 140 South Battery Draft/Physical Condition Disclosure (2004).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
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South Battery (General)Acquisition Method
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South BatteryArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 95Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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Notes: Image in this record shows 1 Meeting Street and 20 South Battery.Created By
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April 17, 2012Updated By
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February 17, 2023