William Enston Home Recording Project [900 King Street]

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

KING.900.004a-h

Scope and Content

HABS drawings of the William Enston Home [900 King Street] completed in sections and combined into one set. Drawings of Cottage 2, Cottage 6, Memorial Hall, the Infirmary, Water Tower, Entrance Gate, and Engine House. See Container List for details.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.900.

Source or Donor

900 King Street (William Enston Home)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drawing, Architectural

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Projection

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

King Street, Architectural drawings, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), William Enston Home (Charleston, S.C.)--Designs and plans, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston--Designs and plans, Old age homes--South Carolina--Charleston--Designs and plans

Archive Details

Creator

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

Archive Size/Extent

23 p. ; 24" x 36"

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1993, 1995 Date(s): 1993, 1995 Finding Aids: See Finding Aid to Architectural Drawings, Maps, and Plats. See List of Properties; then locate Cabinet, Drawer, Folder. Level of Description: Folder

Archive Items Details

Title

a: William Enston Home

Description

Sheet 1: Cover sheet with replication of bronze lettering - "William Enston Home - 1882, To Make Old Age Comfortable." Features drawing of a bust of William Enston; 1883 map of Charleston for historic context; and a description of the William Enston home and the documentation project. Drawn by John Biggs. Sheet 2: Site plan with location map, building key, and index of plant materials. Drawn by M. Douglas Godfrey, Douglas Anderson, Frederick J Lindstrom. Survey No. SC 686

Date(s) of Creation

1993

Title

b: William Enston Home - Cottage 2

Description

Sheet 1: Basement and first floor plans. Drawn by John Biggs. Sheet 2: Second floor plans. Drawn by John Gibbs. Sheet 3: Southwest elevation and southeast elevation. Drawn by Douglas Godfrey and Douglas Anderson. Sheet 4: Northeast elevation and northwest elevation. Drawn by Douglas Anderson. Survey No. SC 686-A

Date(s) of Creation

1993

Title

c: William Enston Home - Cottage 6

Description

Sheet 1: Basement and first floor plans. Drawn by Douglas Anderson. Sheet 2: Second floor plans. Drawn by M. Douglas Godfrey. Sheet 3: Southwest elevation and southeast elevation. Drawn by John Biggs and Douglas Anderson. Sheet 4: Northeast elevation and northwest elevation. Drawn by Douglas Anderson. Survey No. SC 686-B

Date(s) of Creation

1993

Title

d: William Enston Home - Memorial Hall

Description

Five sheets, each drawn by James Ferguson. Sheet 1: Ground floor plan and second floor plan, and brief description of Memorial Hall. Sheet 2: Reflected ceiling plan, roof plan, and section A. Sheet 3: Southwest elevation and southeast elevation. Sheet 4: Northeast elevation and northwest elevation. Drawn by Douglas Anderson. Sheet 5: Transverse section (section B) through chapel and assembly room. Survey No. SC 686-C

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Title

e: William Enston Home - Infirmary

Description

Four sheets, each drawn by James Ferguson. Sheet 1: Northeast and southwest elevations, and a brief description of the Infirmary. Sheet 2: First floor plan and southeast elevation. Sheet 3: Basement floor plan and northwest elevation. Sheet 4: Attic plan and transverse section. Sheet 5: Transverse section (section B) through chapel and assembly room. Survey No. SC 686-D

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Title

f: William Enston Home - Water Tower

Description

Two sheets, both drawn by James Ferguson. Sheet 1: Front elevation, ground level, exterior elevation of ground level window, interior elevation of ground level window. Sheet 2: Section A with water tank shown, water level showing framing supporting water tank. Survey No. SC 686-E

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Title

g: William Enston Home - Entrance Gate

Description

One sheet. Southwest elevation of the gate with a brief description, and floor plans of the guard house. Drawn by James Ferguson. Survey No. SC 686-F

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Title

h: William Enston Home - Engine House

Description

One sheet. Southwest, southeast, northwest, and northeast elevations; floor plan, and section. Also includes brief description of the Engine House. Drawn by James Ferguson. Survey No. SC 686-G

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Location

Drawer

Drawer 1

Cabinet

Blueprints-Maps 2

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.109, 2009.013.24, 2021.017.13, KING.900.001, KING.900.002, KING.900.003A-B, KING.900.005a-h

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 31, 2018

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

August 12, 2019