St. John Hotel (115 Meeting Street)

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

a: St. John Hotel - Front Facade

Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

St. John Hotel (115 Meeting Street)

Entry/Object ID

2021.005.4a-k

Description

Eleven B&W photographs of the St. John Hotel (115 Meeting Street) before it was demolished. a: Facade of St. John Hotel (east elevation). Neon sign projects from the center. Awning over the entry: "Charleston's Only Ante Bellum Hotel." Written on back: "Difficult from photograph to appreciate the intricate work on the window pediments and their beauty. Iron work of the Dock Street Theatre period. Note that window pediments on each floor are different. Rare example of this period architecture in America." b: North facade (Queen Street). Sign for Chinese-American Coffee Shop projects over the doorway. Written on back: "Oldest 'Ante Bellum' hotel in America (we think). Photo does not convey the real beauty of these pediments over the windows - (has to be seen.)" c: Courtyard. Written on back: "Proposed dining outdoor patio (like Villa Margherita). d: Hotel lobby. Written on back: "Beautiful double marble staircase, Corinthian hand carved columns and ceiling molding." e: Written on back: "Parlor on right of main hall. Hand carving now covered by yellow shellac!" f: Second floor hall. Gate to the service elevator at right. g-h: Dining room. i: Ballroom. Written at bottom of photo: "Do you remember Miss Sadie Brown's dancing school??" j: Ballroom window detail. Written on back: "All hand-carved Corinthian columns and ceiling cornices, which do not show up because of lighting in photo." k: Hotel bedroom. Written on back: "Many have original old marble mantles like this."

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2021.005

Source or Donor

Charles (Chuck) Woodward

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Woodward

Made/Created

Artist

Schwartz, Louis, 1915-1993

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Dining rooms, Ballrooms, Rooms, Staircases, Elevators, Bedrooms, Ironwork

Search Terms

Lost Architecture, Meeting Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Interiors, Street corner, Queen Street, Hotels--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Lobbies (Rooms), Hotel lobbies, Coffee shops--South Carolina--Charleston

Location

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2009.007.1, 2016.014.28, 2018.005.19, MEETING.115.1, MEETING.115.2, MEETING.115.3, MEETING.115.4, MEETING.115.5, MEETING.115.6, MEETING.115.7

Copyright

Copyright Details

In copyright.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Two copies of photos B, C, E, F, G, H, and I. Second copies in Photo Box 21, filed with additional 2021.005 photographs.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 25, 2021

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023