Batson's Gas Station [108 Meeting Street] and Plaque

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

a: Batson's Esso Station: Origformat: Slide; Resolution: 700 dpi
a: Batson's Esso Station

Origformat: Slide; Resolution: 700 dpi

Name/Title

Batson's Gas Station [108 Meeting Street] and Plaque

Entry/Object ID

2020.012.8a-b

Description

Two Ektachrome color slides of Batson's Esso Station [108 Meeting Street]. The gas station closed in 1981 to become the Frances R. Edmunds Preservation Center, now Shop Historic Charleston. a: Corner view of the gas station showing the west (front) and south elevations. b: Plaque referencing the brick and woodwork incorporated into the building that originated from the Gabriel Manigault house that originally stood on the site. "In order to preserve the architectural traditions of Charleston, this brickwork & woodwork of the demolished Gabriel Manigault House 1800 A.D. were used in this station." Slides date-stamped November 1972.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2020.012

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

1972

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Transparency, Slide

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Transparency

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Meeting Street, Gas stations--South Carolina--Charleston, Service stations--South Carolina--Charleston

Location

Location

Container

Slide Box

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MEETING.108.01a-c, MEETING.108.02, MEETING.108.03, MEETING.108.04, MEETING.108.05, MEETING.108.06, MEETING.108.07, MEETING.108.08, MEETING.108.09, MEETING.108.10, MEETING.108.11, MEETING.108.12, MEETING.108.13, MEETING.108.14, MEETING.108.15, MEETING.108.16, MEETING.108.17a-b, MEETING.108.18, MEETING.108.19, MEETING.108.20a-g, MEETING.108.21a-l, MEETING.108.22, MEETING.108.23a-e, MEETING.GEN.6, MEETING.GEN.7

Provenance

Notes

Photos purchased by donor on eBay.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 12, 2020

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023