Name/Title
41 Chapel Street (William Henry Houston Tenement)Entry/Object ID
CHAPEL.041.1Tags
Further researchScope and Content
One of two nearly identical houses constructed ca. 1846 by prosperous contractor William Henry Houston. The house is a two-story frame house reflecting the Greek Revival style. A wide frieze separates the two-bay body of the front facade from its closed gable roof with a central tripartate window. A one-story piazza marks the west facade. (Source: Preservation Society house history.)
File contains graduate student report (Kendra Waters, 2017) on the history of the house/property, which includes historical and chain-of-title research, maps, photos, and other supporting documentation; FOHG house histories (2013, 2016); Preservation Society Tour house history (2012); 1886 Earthquake Damage Assessment (pdf); Hurricane Hugo Damage Survey (pdf).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHAPEL.041.Source or Donor
41 Chapel Street (William Henry Houston Tenement)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Chapel Street, Mazyckborough, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Dwellings--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 19Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
CHAPEL.041.2
Related Units of Description: See also Easement Manager's working files for more information.General Notes
Note
Tag Date: 2008-04-30 13:48:20.999000Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 17, 2013Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023