The Gordon House - Church Street [Mrs. Gordon's Boarding House, 55 Church Street]

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

The Gordon House [55 Church Street]

Origsize: 2.75x4.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 200 dpi

Name/Title

The Gordon House - Church Street [Mrs. Gordon's Boarding House, 55 Church Street]

Entry/Object ID

2015.011.1

Description

B&W photograph of 55 Church Street.

Context

The house operated as Mrs. Gordon's Boarding House in the 1930s.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2015.011

Source or Donor

Mr. Kevin Eberle

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

The Baltzly Company

Date made

1937

Place

City

Massillon

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

front of photograph

Transcription

Gordon House - Church Street - Charlestown, S.C. - 9-21-37

Type

Stamped

Location

back of photograph

Transcription

Hygloss Prints, The Baltzly Co., Massillon, OH

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

Church Street, Easement Property, Dwellings--South Carolina--Charleston, Boardinghouses--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Location

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.015.52, 2011.022.107a-c, CHURCH.055.1, CHURCH.055.2a-c, CHURCH.055.3

Provenance

Notes

According to the donor, the photograph came out of a photo album of from someone's family in Ohio, which was in the possession of an antique dealer. (The album also contained photos of other locations around the country.)

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 26, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

September 25, 2023