Omar Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. [Missroon House, 40 East Bay Street, ca. 1925-1935]

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

A: Missroon House, ca. 1925-1935

Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 300 dpi

Name/Title

Omar Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. [Missroon House, 40 East Bay Street, ca. 1925-1935]

Entry/Object ID

2011.005.1a-b

Description

Two photographs of the Missroon House, taken after the Omar Shrine purchased it (1925) and restoration architects Simons and Lapham converted the house, adding a 3-story section to the north and wrapping brick columned piazzas on the south and east, but before the piazzas were enclosed. A: View looking north on East Bay Street. Street elevation showing southwest corner. Model T car parked across the street. Shows neighboring building, now gone. Ships in wharf may be seen faintly in the background. Sea wall in foreground. B: View from the rear of the building, showing east elevation. Grassy lot in foreground. Houses facing the building from across the street in background (39 East Bay Street, 45 East Bay Street, 47 East Bay Street).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2011.005.

Source or Donor

Mr. Dennis M. Donahue

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Dennis M. Donahue

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

1925 - 1935

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

back of photograph a

Transcription

Cut #14 (to go on page 11 of book). 1/4 of page (top) (left). Title: Omar Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Charleston, S.C. Simons & Lapham, Architects, T.W. Worthy, General Contractor.

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

Sea walls

Search Terms

Streets, East Bay Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Cars, Missroon House (Charleston, S.C.), Antique and classic cars, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Container

Document Box

Shelf

HCF Misc Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Notes

Filed in box with EBAY.040.1 and other photographs, in folder EBAY.040.3.2.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Photo B has a tear at top, approx. 1.5" x .5".

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.015.20a-b, EBAY.040., EBAY.040.1.2, EBAY.040.2.1, EBAY.040.2.10, EBAY.040.2.11, EBAY.040.2.12, EBAY.040.2.13, EBAY.040.2.14, EBAY.040.2.15, EBAY.040.2.16, EBAY.040.2.17, EBAY.040.2.18, EBAY.040.2.19, EBAY.040.2.2, EBAY.040.2.3, EBAY.040.2.4, EBAY.040.2.5, EBAY.040.2.6, EBAY.040.2.7, EBAY.040.2.8, EBAY.040.2.9, EBAY.040.3.1, EBAY.040.3.2a, EBAY.040.3.2b, EBAY.040.3.2c, EBAY.040.3.2d, EBAY.040.3.2e, EBAY.040.3.2f-g, EBAY.040.3.2h, EBAY.040.3.2i, EBAY.040.3.2j, EBAY.040.3.2k, EBAY.040.3.3a-f, EBAY.040.3.3g-j, EBAY.040.3.3k-t, EBAY.040.3.3u-dd, EBAY.040.3.4a, EBAY.040.3.4b-c, EBAY.040.3.4d, EBAY.040.3.5, EBAY.040.3.6a-m

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 3, 2011

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

August 9, 2023