Name/Title
Wentworth Street (General)Entry/Object ID
WENTWORTH.GEN.1Scope and Content
Wentworth Street originally had two names. The east end, in Rhettsbury, was called Trott Street after Judge Nicholas Trott. The western and longest portion was named for Charles Watson
Wentworth, Marques of Rockingham, who with William Pitt had been responsible for the repeal of the Stamp Act. It was one of the original streets of Harleston Village. (Source: City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual.)
File contains photocopied pages from Census of Charleston listing residents on Wentworth Street from 1 Wentworth through 158 Wentworth; news article about 28 Wentworth history (Stockton, 1990); Rosen and Associates (engineers) inspection reports for 6 Wentworth (2002), 158 Wentworth (2003), and 212 Wentworth Street (1989 and 1995); real estate inspection report for 31 Wentworth (1985); photocopy of floor plan (unattributed, undated) for 4 Wentworth; image of 51 Wentworth Street from News & Courier, Oct. 16, 1917 (see photo #4); handwritten staff research "source notes" (scant information) for 99 Wentworth, 101 Wentworth, 103 Wentworth, 105 Wentworth, 121 Wentworth, and 125 Wentworth, 143 Wentworth, 155 Wentworth, 162 Wentworth, and 186 Wentworth; photocopy of ARP photographs of 4 Wentworth, 6 Wentworth, 35 Wentworth, 39 Wentworth, 40 Wentworth, 42 Wentworth, 44 Wentworth, 45 Wentworth, 46 Wentworth, 48 Wentworth; draft FOHG house history for 143 Wentworth (2005); corresondence and photos related to the plan to demolish 139 Wentworth Street (2020) [see Image 5 in this record].Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
WENTWORTH.GEN.Source or Donor
Wentworth Street (General)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Wentworth Street, Harleston Village, Streets--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 109Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Photo of 139 Wentworth (Image #5) provided by April Wood on 7/23/2020 who received them from Dufford-Young Architects. No info on source of original photo provided.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 5, 2013Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023