Reprint of a B&W photograph of the ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar the Baptist and a portion of Legare Street, destroyed in the fire of 1861.
Now known as the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (122 Broad Street).
Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records
Acquisition
Accession
BROAD.122.
Source or Donor
122 Broad Street (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist)
Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
Made/Created
Artist
Unattributed
Date made
1865
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
Broad Street, Churches/Synagogues/Houses of Worship, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Charleston, S.C.), Church buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Fire damage
Notes: Initially thought to be from Library of Congress Prints & Photographs (Barnard photos) but unable to locate the specific photo (w/ seated man), 9/16/2019. Very similar view is on LOC but without the seated man.
