King Street Facade Program

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Origsize: 8.5x11; Origformat: Document/Photocopy

Origsize: 8.5x11; Origformat: Document/Photocopy

Name/Title

King Street Facade Program

Entry/Object ID

KING.GEN.002b

Scope and Content

Gives guidance on the improvement of the appearance of King Street, with consideration for understanding the merchandising needs and financial limitations while at the same time respecting the architectural integrity of the buildings. In two file folders: Folder 1 contains "Final Record of Study," consisting of Parts A (project summary) and B (historical profile by Robert P. Stockton). "A Historical Profile" includes descriptions of the history, the merchants, the architecture, notes, and selected building histories (327-329 King, 336-338 King, 337-339 King, 341 King, 345 King, 363-365 King, 381 King). Folder 2 contains brochure for "King Street Facade Program" and Part C (preliminary design packages). Includes introduction, the resource, the historical streetscape, the commercial building unit, facade design parameters, storefront design parameters, typical visual problems, blockscape analysis, preliminary design recommendations, contract document guidelines, materials conservation information. By Preservation/Urban Design Inc. (preliminary design consultant) and Chambers and Chambers (architectural photography consultant); coordinated by the City of Charleston. A project funded through the Historic Preservation Program of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History with the assistance of a matching grant from the Department of the Interior and additional funding the Community Development Block Grant Program.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.GEN.

Source or Donor

King Street (General)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

King Street, Facades--Conservation and restoration--South Carolina--Charleston, City planning--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--Conservation and restoration--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial streets--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Documents

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1980

Archive Size/Extent

2 files

Archive Notes

Associated Material: A Photographic Survey of King Street by Robert Bowser and Nicole Plyler, C of C Special Collections, F279.C475 B68 Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Container

King Street Survey

Shelf

Archives D-20

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

King Street Survey

Shelf

Archives D-3, Archives D-3

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

KING.197.1a-b, KING.294.2, KING.GEN.002a, KING.GEN.002b.1, KING.GEN.002c, KING.GEN.002c.01, KING.GEN.002c.02, KING.GEN.002c.03, KING.GEN.002c.04, KING.GEN.002c.05, KING.GEN.002c.06, KING.GEN.002c.07, KING.GEN.002c.08, KING.GEN.002c.09, KING.GEN.002c.10, KING.GEN.002c.11, KING.GEN.002c.12a-d, KING.GEN.010 Related Units of Description: See also KING.GEN.001; property files for individual addresses; King Street Facade Program drawings.

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Create Date

July 7, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023