Name/Title
12 Vanderhorst Street (Irish Volunteers Armory)Entry/Object ID
VANDRHRST.012.1Scope and Content
12 Vanderhorst Street (Irish Volunteers Armory): Constructed 1888; rehabilitated mid 1980s; rebuilt behind façade 1989-90. The Irish Volunteers, a militia company founded in Charleston in 1798, erected this Gothic style armory six years after buying the property from the city in 1882. The Irish volunteers were one of a number of elite companies who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Seminole War of 1836, and the Civil War. Bay windows sheathed with diagonally set tongue and groove siding ornament the irregularly shaped front façade. Plaques with the date of construction, "1888," the obscure date "1784," and harps along with shamrocks decorate the face of the building and the crenellated parapet. Although the structure was splendidly rehabilitated as offices by its owners, an architectural firm and an engineering firm, some years before Hurricane Hugo, the 1989 storm's winds or a spawned tornado destroyed all but the front portion of the old armory. The owners again restored the front portion and rebuilt a new wing behind.
File contains FOHG building history from Tour Guide Training Manual (2011); newspaper article (ca. 1970s? DYKYC); photocopy of measured drawing of the front elevation.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
VANDRHRST.012.Source or Donor
12 Vanderhorst Street (Irish Volunteers Armory)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Vanderhorst Street, Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File 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 106Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
HUGO.002.041, HUGO.002.042, VANDRHRST.012.2a-d
Related Units of Description: Preservation Consultants files (Part I and/or Part II applications and/or photos and/or miscellaneous documentation), 2011.022.1Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 642-643General Notes
Note
Notes: Photo in record found on Ebay. Digital only.Created By
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July 5, 2012Updated By
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February 17, 2023