98 Broad St Charleston, Charleston County, SC
98 Broad Street is listed in the city`s Old and Historic District and has a category IV rating of "contributory."...The front of the building does display a Greek Revival entablature and pediment supported by massive pilasters. This classical facade is presented in a very unembellished, vernacular manner. Apart from its contributory role, the building`s chief significance lies in its historical associations and in its ability to convey new information about the period in which it was built (the front section dates to ca. 1835 and the rear section to at least ca. 1800, but possibly to ca. 1735). An interesting component of the building`s history is that is served as doctor`s offices for most of its existence...A 1996 investigation of the rear section of the building determined that it has the potential to reveal new data about early building materials and practices in Charleston that could be of great benefit to researchers and historians.
98 Broad St Charleston, Charleston County, SC
98 Broad Street is listed in the city`s Old and Historic District and has a category IV rating of "contributory."...The front of the building does display a Greek Revival entablature and pediment supported by massive pilasters. This classical facade is presented in a very unembellished, vernacular manner. Apart from its contributory role, the building`s chief significance lies in its historical associations and in its ability to convey new information about the period in which it was built (the front section dates to ca. 1835 and the rear section to at least ca. 1800, but possibly to ca. 1735). An interesting component of the building`s history is that is served as doctor`s offices for most of its existence...A 1996 investigation of the rear section of the building determined that it has the potential to reveal new data about early building materials and practices in Charleston that could be of great benefit to researchers and historians.
Posted Date
Sep 28, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
