Jul 11, 1973
National Register of Historic Places - William Blacklock House
Statement of Significance: The William Blacklock house is, in design, similar to the Nathaniel Russell House. An excellent example of the Adam style, this house has a double door entryway placed in a frame of intricately designed sidelights and topped by one of the city's handsomest fanlights (elliptical), The door is set in a wide brick arch that is flanked by narrower window arches to either side. The house is massive and is set back from the sidewalk just the width of the matched double stairs with wrought iron railing that rise over the first-floor entry. Two marble columns support the platform to which the stairs ascend. The house has an unusually large lot and is one of the largest residences in the city. It is listed as of national importance in This j's Charleston. An interesting refinement to note is the use of red brick, "cutting brick", above the windows of the house; it is also used extensively in the Nathaniel Russell House. William Blacklock, the builder and owner, was a member of the board of the Branch Bank of the U. S. in Charleston. The house is now owned by the College of Charleston and used as a reception center. Additional restoration is now in progress to restore the house as closely as possible to its original state. In the architectural survey of Charleston, a jury composed of Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Professor Bernard Lemann, Tulane University School of Architecture, Mr. Carl Feiss and Mr. Russell Wright, consultants to the city, noted this structure as exceptional. This notation indicated that the building is of the highest architectural design quality, well proportioned, and architecturally sophisticated. Windows, classical orders or other period designs, chiming’s, verandahs, massing, materials, textures, refined detail, and craftsmanship are all elegant and innovative. The structure is to be preserved and protected in situ at all costs.
National Register of Historic Places - William Blacklock House
Statement of Significance: The William Blacklock house is, in design, similar to the Nathaniel Russell House. An excellent example of the Adam style, this house has a double door entryway placed in a frame of intricately designed sidelights and topped by one of the city's handsomest fanlights (elliptical), The door is set in a wide brick arch that is flanked by narrower window arches to either side. The house is massive and is set back from the sidewalk just the width of the matched double stairs with wrought iron railing that rise over the first-floor entry. Two marble columns support the platform to which the stairs ascend. The house has an unusually large lot and is one of the largest residences in the city. It is listed as of national importance in This j's Charleston. An interesting refinement to note is the use of red brick, "cutting brick", above the windows of the house; it is also used extensively in the Nathaniel Russell House. William Blacklock, the builder and owner, was a member of the board of the Branch Bank of the U. S. in Charleston. The house is now owned by the College of Charleston and used as a reception center. Additional restoration is now in progress to restore the house as closely as possible to its original state. In the architectural survey of Charleston, a jury composed of Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Professor Bernard Lemann, Tulane University School of Architecture, Mr. Carl Feiss and Mr. Russell Wright, consultants to the city, noted this structure as exceptional. This notation indicated that the building is of the highest architectural design quality, well proportioned, and architecturally sophisticated. Windows, classical orders or other period designs, chiming’s, verandahs, massing, materials, textures, refined detail, and craftsmanship are all elegant and innovative. The structure is to be preserved and protected in situ at all costs.
Jul 11, 1973
Posted Date
Jun 08, 2023
Historical Record Date
Jul 11, 1973
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
Source Website
William Blacklock House, 18 Bull St Charleston, Charleston County, SC
- For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House)
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
Source Website
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
