Building Permit Database, 1847-1951

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Building Permit Database, 1847-1951

Entry/Object ID

2012.001.04

Scope and Content

Kevin Eberle, attorney, Charleston School of Law professor, and Hampton Park researcher and archivist, compiled this list of building permits that appeared in the News & Courier in the late-19th, early-20th century. The spreadsheet lists all of the permits, both for new construction and for alterations, along with any additional information noted by the newspaper (e.g., contractor, owner, value of permit, etc.) (See Multimedia tab for full text of accompanying emails and Notes tab for further instruction on using the database.) File contains two printouts of the database (second revision only), one in chronological order and one in street address order.

Collection

Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/Dissertations

Acquisition

Accession

2012.001.

Source or Donor

New Archives Catalog Records (2012)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Database

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Document, Digital

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Historic buildings--Maintenance and repair--South Carolina--Charleston, Dwellings--Maintenance and repair--South Carolina--Charleston

Archive Details

Creator

Eberle, Kevin R.

Date(s) of Creation

1882 - 1936

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

P328

Location

Location

Shelf

Books-Pamphlets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Updated Sept. 2014. Compiled by Kevin Eberle. Building permits were required after January 10, 1882, but the City Archives doesn't have records before 1932. This spreadsheet collects all available references to building permits before 1932. First, and most importantly, newspapers listed permits with addresses and very brief descriptions. This list is comprehensive as to the Charleston News & Courier's articles; the Evening Post was checked mainly to fill gaps in the regular coverage by the News & Courier. Many microfilmed records were illegible (but when there is an overlap, trust the Evening Post as far more reabable). Those have question marks in whole or in part. House numbers have been updated to current numbering if possible, but the original entry is retained in description. Some names were owners; some were contractors. For new construction, lot numbers were often used from a plat instead of a street address. Second, some individual stories which referenced the start of building projects have been included, but no effort was made to find all such references. Third, Nick Butler located original permit materials, and this spreadsheet incorporates that material; Nick's work is a compilation available at the South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Library. Fourth, the South Carolina Historical Society has a commerical bulletin offered by the Bank of Charleston that printed basic information for all of the permits from Sept. 1895 through 1896; a copy appears as the first entry on the microfilmed building permits at the City Archives, but the information is not in the Archives' index. The Archives has permits and an index starting in 1932, but this spreadsheet had already gotten into the 1930s when I realized that, so it continues to 1936. Users should confirm these details by returning to the cited source. Lastly, if any new materials are located or errors found, let me know at KEberle@CharlestonLaw.edu.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 5, 2012

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023