Name/Title
107 Wentworth Street (William Johnson House)Entry/Object ID
WENTWORTH.107.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1858. This dwelling was built around 1858 on land that had remained in the same family since 1771, when the first leases were granted for this area by St. Philip's Episcopal Church. This 3-story house still retains its original Greek Revival style influences; however, some changes were made after the earthquake of 1886, including the large Italianate windows with pedimented crowns on the first floor and the pressed metal decoration on the facade. Perhaps the most notable occupant was Dr. William Henry Johnson, a noted orthopedist who introduced X-ray technology to Charleston. Dr. Johnson made his own splints and braces in a blacksmith shop that he had built behind the house. This interest in blacksmithing led him to experiment with an unusual exercise regimen: throwing his anvil around the yard. At least one of Johnson's inventions, a pressure cooker attached to the radiator of his car, earned him a certain degree of notoriety in Charleston. Today the dwelling is a College of Charleston fraternity house.
File contains newspaper article (1975 DYKYC); house history from Information for Guides of Historic Charleston (1984); house history from Tour Guide Training Manual (2011).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
WENTWORTH.107.Source or Donor
107 Wentworth Street (William Johnson House)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Wentworth Street, Harleston Village, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, College of Charleston--BuildingsArchive 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 112Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentLocation
Container
2Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 572-573Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 12, 2014Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023