Name/Title
72 George Street (John King House)Entry/Object ID
GEORGE.072-74.2Description
B&W photograph of 72 George Street (John King House), south elevation showing the piazzas.
No property file. Constructed ca. 1837; moved and rehabilitated 1972. John King built this impressive 3½-story Greek Revival style Charleston single house at the time of the Civil War. The property was held in trust for Virgil A. Berry, a free person of color. The College of Charleston was responsible for shifting the house a full 90 degrees to make room for the Physicians Memorial Auditorium in 1972. The move was made after the building was braced with steel crossbeams and adjusted every few feet to prevent cracking. 74 George Street, a 3½-story masonry Charleston single house, was shifted some years later to make way for a second phase of the science building. (Poston, Buildings of Charleston.)
Two copies of photo in sleeve.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsMade/Created
Artist
Hudgins, Carter L. (HCF)Date made
circa 1996Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
PiazzasSearch Terms
George Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, College of Charleston--BuildingsLocation
Location
Cabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
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Notes
GEORGE.072-74.1a-b, GEORGE.072-74.3a-bRelated Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston, pp. 513-514Copyright
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