Jan 25, 1971
National Register of Historic Places - Simmons-Edwards House
Statement of Significant: One of the finest examples of "single” houses in Charleston, the Simmons-Edwards house was Built with graceful Adam ornamentation and owes its significance to three important factors: its architecture, its fine Regency fence and gates, its complex of outbuildings with large, landscaped garden designed by Umberto Innocenti. Because "single” houses are distinctive to Charleston and because gates and walls or fences are also typical of the city, this house with its imposing gates typifies some of the best of Charleston's architecture. In addition, its outbuildings add considerably to its value as a living picture of life in Charleston in the early 19th century. The Octagon Library of Early American Architecture. Vol.1. Charleston, S. C., published by the Press of the American Institute of Architects, Inc., devoted over five full pages to the Simmons-Edwards House and its dependencies - an honor accorded only six other buildings in the city. The house is also rated "Nationally Important" in the survey This Is Charleston.
National Register of Historic Places - Simmons-Edwards House
Statement of Significant: One of the finest examples of "single” houses in Charleston, the Simmons-Edwards house was Built with graceful Adam ornamentation and owes its significance to three important factors: its architecture, its fine Regency fence and gates, its complex of outbuildings with large, landscaped garden designed by Umberto Innocenti. Because "single” houses are distinctive to Charleston and because gates and walls or fences are also typical of the city, this house with its imposing gates typifies some of the best of Charleston's architecture. In addition, its outbuildings add considerably to its value as a living picture of life in Charleston in the early 19th century. The Octagon Library of Early American Architecture. Vol.1. Charleston, S. C., published by the Press of the American Institute of Architects, Inc., devoted over five full pages to the Simmons-Edwards House and its dependencies - an honor accorded only six other buildings in the city. The house is also rated "Nationally Important" in the survey This Is Charleston.
Jan 25, 1971
Posted Date
Jun 12, 2023
Historical Record Date
Jan 25, 1971
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
Source Website
Francis Simmons House, 14 Legare St Charleston, Charleston County, SC
- For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-11 (Simmons-Edwards House)
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
Source Website
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
