Name/Title
11 Water Street (McCully Righton House)Entry/Object ID
WATER.011.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1778-80; altered ca. 1858-1880. In 1778 McCully Righton, a brother of Joseph Righton and a wealthy cooper in his own right, purchased a portion of Grand Modell lot 298 on the south side of the canal that was filled to become Water Street. This traditional Charleston single house consists of a 2½ story main block on a high masonry foundation sheltered on the west by a double-tiered piazza screened by an Italianate style entry door that was probably added before the 1880s. Righton's family kept the property until 1858. David Briggs acquired it before the Civil War, but bankruptcy in 1868 required its forced sale. Henry Siegling of the Charleston family of music sellers purchased the house in 1874. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence and Confirmation of Understanding; Part I certification (National Register); annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; architectural drawings reflecting proposed alterations (Preservation Consultants, 2002); FOHG house histories (1997, 2007); historical information including timeline, plats, research notes; Hurricane Hugo Damage Survey (pdf on Media link); historical research report (Alexandra Jones, Houselore, 2018).
See Easement Documentation Photo Files for easement donation photographs (Exh. B to Deed of Conservation Easement). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager for digital photos).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
WATER.011.Source or Donor
11 Water Street (McCully Righton House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Water 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 109Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
WATER.011.2
Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working filesRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 151-152Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 1, 2013Updated By
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February 17, 2023