Name/Title
19 Wentworth Street (William Lebby House)Entry/Object ID
WENTWORTH.019.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1847-48. William Lebby, an engineer and machinist, acquired this burned-over lot in 1847 and was living on the site by 1849. Perhaps the most unusual dwelling in Ansonborough, the house follows the typical side-hall plan, but its double L-shape permitted the insertion of a piazza behind the front sitting room, which opened up communication to rear service areas of the house. The surmounting modillioned brick pediment and the front door architrave are typical Greek Revival features. Lebby probably had the rare cast-iron front fence with Rococo Revival elements installed in the 1850s. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
File contains FOHG house history (undated/1960s?); narrative history (Louis Green, 1968); newspaper article (1971 DYKYC).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
WENTWORTH.019.Source or Donor
19 Wentworth Street (William Lebby House)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Wentworth Street, Ansonborough, Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project (ARP), Historic buildings--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 110Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
WENTWORTH.019.2a-b
Related Units of Description: "Ansonborough" document box, Preservation Topics shelvesRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 473Created By
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January 16, 2014Updated By
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February 17, 2023