Name/Title
125 Tradd Street (Capt. John Morrison House)Entry/Object ID
TRADD.125.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1807; restored 1930s. One of the most distinctive of Charleston's single houses, the Morrison dwelling's wide street frontage points to the exceptional depth of its stair hall and flanking rooms on each floor. John Morrison, a mariner, purchased the property from the estate of Isaac Mazyck in 1800 and built a large dwelling within five years. Following the Neoclassical or Federal style of architecture, the house retains its nine-over-nine white sash windows on the first two floors and smaller six-over-six third floor windows. A modillioned cornice and boxed soffit or fascia encircles the building including its triple-tiered, columned piazzas. With the death of Capt. Morrison, the property was sold in 1826 to the Peronneau family. In the 1930s Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Allen, a wealthy northern couple, restored the house as their winter residence, replacing the piazza screen with a period fanlighted doorway brought from the North. Apparently this site and the lots to the west were part of the garden of Robert Squibb. Squibb, a scientific horticulturist, authored The Gardeners Calendar, first published in 1787. He introduced a number of rare species of plants into the Charleston area. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; documentation related to the sale of the property; Part I certification (National Register); annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; photocopy of architectural drawings (permit plans including existing elevations); FOHG house history (1960s?, 2006); SC Historical Society Tour house history (1976); newspaper article (1976 DYKYC); realtor sales brochures (2008, ca.2017).
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
TRADD.125.Source or Donor
125 Tradd Street (Capt. John Morrison House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Tradd 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 105Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
TRADD.125.2a-b, TRADD.125.3
Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working filesRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 287-288
FOH Tour booklets on Lowcountry Digital LibraryGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Realtor sales brochures and Part I certification application on Media link (pdf).Created By
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June 26, 2012Updated By
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February 17, 2023