Name/Title
20 Beaufain Street (Memminger Normal School) [a/k/a 7-11 St. Philip Street]Entry/Object ID
BEAUFAIN.020.1Scope and Content
Constructed 1858, demolished 1950. Edward C. Jones, architect; Benjamin Lucas, contractor. The Normal School for the training of female teachers was designed by Edward C. Jones in 1857 and built by contractor Benjamin Lucas on the site of the old St. Philip's Episcopal Church parsonage in 1858. Jones designed the large and impressive building, which had an arcaded front portico and a high mansard dome. The school was later named for Col. Christopher Gustavus Memminger, who was the most active participant in the start of normal schools in South Carolina and a leader in establishing Charleston’s public school system in the 1850s. Memminger also served as Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate States of America. It remained a high school for girls until 1950. The building was demolished in 1950 and a new elementary school opened on the site in 1953. (City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual)
File contains building history from City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual (2011); news articles about Memminger Normal School, its demolition, and construction of new school, 1938-1954 (including DYKYC 1938); photocopy of illustration (engraving) of the Normal School, 1882 (source not indicated); excerpts from various yearbooks containing school history, photographic illustrations, etc. (The Annual Owlet--1902, 1903, 1904, and The Owlet's Feather--1915-1916); illustration of "Architect's Drawing for 1903 Remodeling" from A History of the Memminger School by Mary Taylor); 1950 graduation announcement (with illustration).
Illustration in this record from Guide to Charleston Illustrated (2007.002.0005).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BEAUFAIN.020Source or Donor
20 Beaufain Street (Memminger Normal School)Acquisition Method
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Beaufain Street, St. Philip Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Street corner, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Schools--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
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Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 7Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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2005.011.015, 2015.026.5, 2021.017.4Created By
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January 11, 2016Updated By
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February 17, 2023