Nathaniel Russell House, Charleston, South Carolina [Stairs]
Entry/Object ID
2014.003.002
Description
Color photographic postcard featuring the Nathaniel Russell House staircase as viewed through the entry hall doors.
Collection
HCF Image Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2014.003
Source or Donor
New Photos Catalog Records (2014)
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Staircases, Stairs
Search Terms
Postcards, Interiors, Nathaniel Russell House (Charleston, S.C.), Doors
Postcard Details
Publisher
Middleton Advertising Company
Place Published
City
Charleston
State/Province
South Carolina
Country
United States of America
Artist/Illustrator
Ellis-Sawyer
Transcription
Transcription
Built in 1809, now the museum headquarters of Historic Charleston Foundation, it is furnished much as it might have been when the home of the Russell family. The unknown architect of this house delighted in elliptical curves. He has spiraled these free-standing stairs i a squared hall the better to emphasize the curve. This fine mansion built by Nathaniel Russell, then one of the leading merchants of Charleston is said to have cost him $80,000, a vast amount for the place and the time.
