10 Wentworth Street (Charles W. Seignious House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

10 Wentworth Street (1960s): Origsize: 2.25x3; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi
10 Wentworth Street (1960s)

Origsize: 2.25x3; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 75 dpi

Name/Title

10 Wentworth Street (Charles W. Seignious House)

Entry/Object ID

WENTWORTH.010.1

Scope and Content

Constructed 1856; rehabilitated 1964. In 1856 Charles W. Seignious built this brick dwelling set at the street line, with elaborate brick detailing in its belt course and a closed, pilastered gable with a tripartite window. Two files contain legal documentation of the covenant on the property; correspondence and other documentation related to the sale and management of the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; documentation related to HCF's purchase of the property; historical/chain-of-title research; FOHG house histories ("old," 1973, 1985, 2010 draft); brief historical background (Stoney, 1963); scant historical documentation related to Charles W. Seignious; Rosen and Associates inspection report (1993); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information). No inspection photographs on file (see Easement Manager).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

WENTWORTH.010.

Source or Donor

10 Wentworth Street (Charles W. Seignious House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Covenant/Management Folder 1 History/Miscellaneous Folder

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files. Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

PF Box 109

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

WENTWORTH.010.2 Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves Photo b, WENTWORTH.GEN.1a-g

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 472

Created By

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Create Date

August 13, 2013

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023