Corner of King and Wentworth Streets

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Corner of King Street and Wentworth Street: Origsize: 3.25x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
Corner of King Street and Wentworth Street

Origsize: 3.25x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Corner of King and Wentworth Streets

Entry/Object ID

2016.018.11

Description

Reprint of a photograph showing the northwest corner of King and Wentworth Streets, with a view of the Hirsh Israel Building (275 King Street) and the Wentworth Street elevation of 273 King Street (Parish-Poincignon Building). Features pedestrian activity and cars.

Context

According to Charleston Come Hell or High Water: The gazebo in the right foreground served as "a freestanding display case for the retail business of Hirsh & Israel Company...when the main building was razed some years later, [it] was moved to the residence of one of the owners on Rutledge Avenue and used as a summer house in the garden."

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2016.018

Source or Donor

Mrs. Alice F. Levkoff

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Alice Levkoff

Made/Created

Artist

Achurch, Robert, 1866-1943

Time Period

20th Century

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

People, Gazebos, Pedestrians

Search Terms

Streets, Wentworth Street, Street corner, King Street, Cars, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Antique and classic cars

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Location

Location

Container

Oversize Box 1

Shelf

Archives D-7

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

One of several photographs acquired from a variety of institutions by Robert N.S. Whitelaw. Mr. Whitelaw and Mrs. Levkoff, the donor of the photographs, co-authored the book Charleston Come Hell or High Water in which many of the photographs were reproduced.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Cut from a contact sheet for three photos. "Robert Achurch" handwritten on back of contact sheet. Credited as a Charleston Museum photo in Charleston Come Hell or High Water.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 15, 2016

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 9, 2023