Name/Title
55 Wentworth Street / 57 Wentworth StreetEntry/Object ID
2016.021.12Description
B&W photograph (scan) of 55 Wentworth Street (United Dry Cleaners) and 57 Wentworth Street (Fenwick Rooms), street (front) elevation.Context
These buildings were demolished in 1953 for the construction of a restaurant.
Both buildings were built on lots that were originally part of Rhettsbury, that were sold by a descendant of Col. William Rhett in 1844. Soon after, "the two substantial and typical single houses were built in the classic revival style by Samuel Meeker and Leonard Weissinger." (News & Courier, 12/27/1953).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
2016.021Source or Donor
Pelham LylesAcquisition Method
OtherCredit Line
Courtesy of Fairfield County Historical MuseumMade/Created
Artist
Nielsen, Johannes V., d. 1993Date made
circa 1953Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Lost Architecture, Wentworth Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Boardinghouses--South Carolina--Charleston, Laundries--South Carolina--CharlestonLocation
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Category
PermanentProvenance
Notes
Originally provided by Fairfield County Historical Museum to Wade Fairey (of Roots & Recall website), with permission to share with HCF's Archives. Photographs were discovered during the cleaning out of a building in Winnsboro, SC, where the photographer had a studio. Nielsen worked as a reporter and photographer the News & Courier.Copyright
Copyright Details
Permission to publish must be obtained from Fairfield County Historical Museum.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 24, 2016Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
October 12, 2023