Charleston Buildings

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

a: 14 Amherst Street (NE elevation)

Name/Title

Charleston Buildings

Entry/Object ID

2010.003.001a-j

Description

Ten B&W photographs by J. McWilliams, HABS. a: 14 Amherst Street, corner view showing the east (Drake Street) and north (rear) elevations. Stabilization beams support the east elevation. Also in view at left is the Victory Church of God in Christ (57 Drake Street). b: View of the Southwest corner of the Aiken-Rhett House. Charleston Museum sign posted at the street corner. c: Aiken-Rhett House interior, showing the painting of Harriet Lowndes Aiken reflected in a mirror. d: Aiken-Rhett House second floor bedroom. e: Aiken-Rhett House staircase, third floor landing viewed from second floor. f: McLeod Plantation. View of the row of slave quarters. g: McLeod Plantation. View of the fireplace wall of one of the slave cabins. h: Snee Farm. View of the front of the house. i: Snee Farm. First floor, center hall, looking through arch toward front entry. Stairway in left foreground. j: Snee Farm. Southeast parlor on first floor, showing mantel on north wall. Closet doorway at right. Photos C-E not shown.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2010.003.

Source or Donor

New Photos Catalog Records (2010)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

Date made

circa 1990

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

Mirrors, Reflections, Staircases, Fireplaces, Mantels, Arches

Search Terms

Interiors, Slave cabin, Aiken-Rhett House (Charleston, S.C.), Stairless, McLeod Plantation (James Island, S.C.), Slaves--Dwellings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston--Conservation and restoration, Medallion (Architecture), Snee Farm Plantation (Charleston County, S.C.), Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (Mount Pleasant, S.C.)

Dimensions

Height

9-1/4 in

Width

13 in

Dimension Notes

9.25x13 photos on 16x20 mat boards

Location

Container

Oversize Box 7

Shelf

Archives B-14

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

Historic American Engineering Record (National Park Service) photo.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Some may be available online from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection. Originally were 33 photographs in the group. Due to accessibility, in Dec. 2019, 23 were discarded because smaller, duplicate, unmatted views are available in the photo files.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 29, 2010

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 8, 2023