Scans of two photographs of the Col. Robert Brewton House (71 Church Street).
a: Street (front) elevation. Also shows neighboring houses to the north.
b: Partial view of house, street (front) elevation.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Silver
Collection
HCF Image Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2011.015.
Source or Donor
Meagher, Georgia H.
Acquisition Method
Other
Credit Line
Courtesy of Georgia H. Meagher
Made/Created
Artist
Johnson, George W., 1858-1934
Date made
1920
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
back of photograph (a)
Transcription
Robert Brewton House. 71 Church Street, March 1920. Two-story house (here 3) given in 1733 by Colonel Brewton to his daughter Miss Dale. Larger house at the time occupied by Robert Brewton, son of Col. Miles, brother of Mrs. Dale. Earliest example of the single house. Sold by Col. Robt. Brewton in 1745 to Jordan Roche who married another sister Rebecca who married one Gustave(?) for a second husband and died intestate in June 1767. The home was sold by her nephew & heir at law. Long been the property of Mrs. Arthur Hayes(?).
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Church Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Original print dimensions: 5" x 4"
Location
Location
Building
Digital File
Category
Permanent
Date
February 7, 2023
Notes
Original TIFs scanned at 300 dpi at 200%. Location: DVD HiRes020.
Provenance
Notes
Scan of photographs from photo albums purchased by Ms. Meagher on Ebay.
Copyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.
Notes
The Gibbes Museum has rights to glass plate negatives. Need to determine if permissions are needed.
