Name/Title
17 Longitude Lane Original BlueprintsEntry/Object ID
2019.015.2Scope and Content
Title of drawing: [17 Longitude Lane Original Blueprints]
Date of drawings: [1949] (date not indicated, see 2019.015.1)
Name of creator: Possibly Albert Simons (see 2019.015.1)
Complete set of original blueprints of 17 Longitude Lane:
Sheet 1: Untitled, presumed to be the basement floor plan.
Sheet 2: Untitled, presumed to be the first floor plan
Sheet 3: Second floor plan
Sheet 4: East elevation
Sheet 5: West elevation
Sheet 6: South elevation
Sheet 7: North elevation
Sheet 8: Typical wall section, typical fireplace, typical window details
Sheet 9: Entrance details (door elevation and section); detail, sections Palladian window; detail of beam-kitchen. Pencil drawings of profiles on back.
Sheet 10: West elevation drawing room; north elevation den; corner cabinets drawing room; roof and plot plan
No signature block to indicate architect or date; however, a preliminary sketch of the south elevation is dated 11/10/1949 and signed "A/S," possibly Albert Simons. See 2019.015.1.
Second copy in poor condition but has a pencil drawing and calculations written on back of Sheet 5, and "Capt. Hansen, Longitude Lane" written on back of Sheet 1.
The house was built after World War II by Capt. George Hansen who was stationed at the Charleston Navy Yard. It is believed that interior woodwork that had been removed from the home of Harold Simmons was installed at the house.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
2019.015Source or Donor
Carol Hansen RadcliffeAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Gift of Carol Hansen RadcliffeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Drawing, ArchitecturalNomenclature Primary Object Term
ProjectionNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Longitude Lane, Blueprints, Floor plans, Elevations, Sections, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston--Designs and plansArchive Details
Creator
Simons, Albert, 1890-1980Archive Size/Extent
10 pages, blueprints, 24" x 18.5" (two copies)Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: [1949] (date not indicated on blueprints sheets)
Date(s): [1949]Location
Location
Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 10, 2019Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 24, 2023