15 Wentworth Street (Christopher Myers House)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

15 Wentworth Street, ca. 1970s: Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 72 dpi
15 Wentworth Street, ca. 1970s

Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 72 dpi

Name/Title

15 Wentworth Street (Christopher Myers House)

Entry/Object ID

WENTWORTH.015.1

Scope and Content

Constructed ca. 1847; renovated and restored 1966-67. Christopher Myers's house features a substantial basement story with triple-tiered side piazzas, in contrast to its contemporary neighbor at 17 Wentworth Street with truncated basement and a double piazza. Myers, a merchant, sold the building in 1853 to W.L. Chapin, a wholesale druggist who also kept a harness-making business on nearby Hayne Street. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.) Two files contain legal documentation of the covenant on the property; correspondence and other documentation related to the sale and management of the property; documentation related to HCF's purchase and rehabilitation of the property; annual inspection reports; requests for alterations; FOHG house history (1982); copy of HCF easement information card (TMS number, year of construction, significant resident(s), deed research, deed restrictions, measurements, and tax information); graduate student report (Kate Stamps, 2008) on the history of the house, which includes historical and chain-of-title research, maps, photos, and other supporting documentation. See Covenant/Easement Inspection Photo Files for inspection photography. See also Easement Manager's digital photo files.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

WENTWORTH.015.

Source or Donor

15 Wentworth Street (Christopher Myers House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Wentworth Street, Ansonborough, Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), Covenant Property, Historic buildings--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 110

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

WENTWORTH.015.2 Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working files "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelves

Related Publications

Notes

Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 472-473

Created By

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Create Date

January 8, 2014

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023