1. Adger's Wharf Infilled land east of East Bay Street
Originally owned by Robert Tradd, 1st English child born in S.C.
Bought by James Adger & Co. in the 1830s and 40s
Southern terminus of the 1st steamship line to New York
Now incorporated into Waterfront Park
2. Alexander Street Originally from Boundary St. (Calhoun) to Chapel St.
Laid as a part of Mazyckborough in 1786, named for developer, Alexander Mazyck
East end of Judith St., in Wraggsborough, became part of Alexander St. in the
1880s
Middle St., in Middlesex, became part of Alexander St. in 1903
Gaillard Auditorium interrupts the street
3. 80 Alexander Liberty Tree Marker
Street Christopher Gadsden 1st for for colonial independence here under a live oak tree
Led a group called the "Sons of Liberty"
British cut down the tree & burned the stump to prevent its becoming a Patriot
shrine during the 1780-82 occupation
Judge William Johnson retrieved the root and had it made into cane heads, one
of which was given to Thomas Jetterson
4. 153 Alexander Memorial Missionary Baptist Church
Street Constructed c. 1886; renovated mid-1970s
Black members of First Baptist Church purchased this site for a burial ground in
1818
After the war, black Baptists separated amicably from First Baptist Church's white
congregation and in 1868 the burial site was transferred to them
A new congregation was formed in 1886 & present building built
5. 2 Amherst Street Presqu'ile (Presk-eel) - French for Peninsula
Constructed c. 1802-08; Adamesque
The house was built on a finger of high land jutting into marsh
, Jacob Besler, attorney and state senator 1812-15, built it
Interior is carved wood and a spiral staircase
Acquired by Henry Grimke, brother of Sarah and Angelina Grimke (famous abo-
litionists), in 1840
He added square, 3-story wing in Greek Revival at the rear
6. 23-31 Ann Street Camden & Tower Depots
Constructed 1849-50
Edward C. Jones, architect
Designed for the S.C. Railroad
Camden Depot included both freight and passenger depots
Tower Depot (23 Ann St. & 36 John St.) was 1-story brick, which was destroyed in
earthquake. Included 2 pairs of crenelated Gothic Revival gates (pair on Ann St.
still remain)
Currently a hub for CARTA and the Charleston Visitors Center
7. 32-40 Ann Street S.C. Rail Road Company Freight Depot
Cast iron keystones of each arch over the doorways of this former warehouse
contains a palmetto tree under the encircling initials "S.C.R.R." with the date 1857
beneath
Curved roof line, brick pilasters, rose windows in the gable ends
Similar in style and construction to the freight depot on John St.
Currently the Music Farm & Charleston School of Law
8. Anson Street Laid out in 1745-46 as part of Ansonborough
Originally between George & Centurion (now part of Society St) By city ordinance,
in 1805, Charles, Quince, & Scarborough became part of Anson Street
9. 13-25 Anson Goldsmith's Row
Street Constructed 1894; rehabilitated 1980s
After 1788: a distillery, a cotton press, & a small flour mill
In 1894, Isaac A. Goldsmith, a dentist, industrialist, & real estate investor, built a
, group of 7 single houses as tenements
Rare example of late 1800s housing development by 1 investor
10. 27 Anson Street The Palmetto Fire Company Hall
Constructed c.1850; converted to apartments c.1940; rehabilitated in 1986 as a
single family residence
Italianate
Edward C. Jones, architect
11. 30 Anson Street Edward McCrady House
Constructed c. 1848
Greek Revival single house
Jane Johnson McCrady built after the original house was destroyed by Fire of
1838
She gave it to her eldest child, Edward, who kept it until 1856
Edward McCrady was an attorney, Yale graduate, signer of the Ordinance of
Secession, a U.S. District Attorney for 11 years, and a S.C. legislator
1st opposed Nullification doctrine; voted for secession in 1860
Best remembered for defending black soldiers captured during the war and as
the author of The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783
12. 66 Anson Street Chazal House
Constructed c. 1839; rehabilitated 1963
Philadelphia red brick with a Tuscan columned piazza on brick piers & a Greek
Revival piazza door screen
Built soon after the Fire of 1838 by Elizabeth C. Chazal, widow of Jean Pierre Chazal
(captain of a small privateer, the Saucy Jack, which captured 40 British vessels
during the War of 1812)
Santo Domingo French family came in 1794 after slave insurrections
She & her sons bought the lot in 1823 for $1
Her son, Dr. John Phillip Chazal, inherited it; he was the dean of the Medical
College of S.C. 1877-82
, Conveyed to Historic Charleston Foundation in June, 1960; sold it with the vacant
lot 3 years later
13. 67 Anson Street St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Constructed 1835-37
Greek Revival
In 1819, the Ladies Benevolent Assoc. of Charleston recognized the need for a
church where those who couldn't attord to rent a pew could worship
In 1821, they formed the Charleston Female Domestic Missionary Society to
provide it
St. Stephen's was the 1st "free church" in the U.S.
Mrs. Nathaniel (Sarah Hopton) Russell donated land on Guignard St. for a church,
which was consecrated by Bishop Bowmen in 1824 and burned June 6, 1835; the
organ, some furniture, and a tablet for Mrs. Russell were saved
The new chapel was built on Anson St. in 1835 for $11,285 & was probably
designed by John & Henry Horlbeck; Bricks came from the Horlbeck brickyard at
Boone Hall Plantation
Bishop Bowmen consecrated this building Nov. 24, 1836
14. 79 Anson Street Daniel Legare/Mortimer House
Constructed c. 1806
Long believed to be one of the oldest houses in Ansonborough
Lot was owned by the Legares 1760s to 1790s
Edward Mortimer built the present house
Altered in the 1820s or 1830s to improve interior circulation & underwent exterior
alterations after the war
Purchased with its neighbor (9 George St.) by Historic Charleston Foundation in
2004; sold with protective covenants to preservation-minded buyers
15. 82 Anson Street Mary Smith House
Constructed c. 1799; moved to its present location from 88 Anson St. in 1967;
restored 1973
Originally owned by Robert Tradd, 1st English child born in S.C.
Bought by James Adger & Co. in the 1830s and 40s
Southern terminus of the 1st steamship line to New York
Now incorporated into Waterfront Park
2. Alexander Street Originally from Boundary St. (Calhoun) to Chapel St.
Laid as a part of Mazyckborough in 1786, named for developer, Alexander Mazyck
East end of Judith St., in Wraggsborough, became part of Alexander St. in the
1880s
Middle St., in Middlesex, became part of Alexander St. in 1903
Gaillard Auditorium interrupts the street
3. 80 Alexander Liberty Tree Marker
Street Christopher Gadsden 1st for for colonial independence here under a live oak tree
Led a group called the "Sons of Liberty"
British cut down the tree & burned the stump to prevent its becoming a Patriot
shrine during the 1780-82 occupation
Judge William Johnson retrieved the root and had it made into cane heads, one
of which was given to Thomas Jetterson
4. 153 Alexander Memorial Missionary Baptist Church
Street Constructed c. 1886; renovated mid-1970s
Black members of First Baptist Church purchased this site for a burial ground in
1818
After the war, black Baptists separated amicably from First Baptist Church's white
congregation and in 1868 the burial site was transferred to them
A new congregation was formed in 1886 & present building built
5. 2 Amherst Street Presqu'ile (Presk-eel) - French for Peninsula
Constructed c. 1802-08; Adamesque
The house was built on a finger of high land jutting into marsh
, Jacob Besler, attorney and state senator 1812-15, built it
Interior is carved wood and a spiral staircase
Acquired by Henry Grimke, brother of Sarah and Angelina Grimke (famous abo-
litionists), in 1840
He added square, 3-story wing in Greek Revival at the rear
6. 23-31 Ann Street Camden & Tower Depots
Constructed 1849-50
Edward C. Jones, architect
Designed for the S.C. Railroad
Camden Depot included both freight and passenger depots
Tower Depot (23 Ann St. & 36 John St.) was 1-story brick, which was destroyed in
earthquake. Included 2 pairs of crenelated Gothic Revival gates (pair on Ann St.
still remain)
Currently a hub for CARTA and the Charleston Visitors Center
7. 32-40 Ann Street S.C. Rail Road Company Freight Depot
Cast iron keystones of each arch over the doorways of this former warehouse
contains a palmetto tree under the encircling initials "S.C.R.R." with the date 1857
beneath
Curved roof line, brick pilasters, rose windows in the gable ends
Similar in style and construction to the freight depot on John St.
Currently the Music Farm & Charleston School of Law
8. Anson Street Laid out in 1745-46 as part of Ansonborough
Originally between George & Centurion (now part of Society St) By city ordinance,
in 1805, Charles, Quince, & Scarborough became part of Anson Street
9. 13-25 Anson Goldsmith's Row
Street Constructed 1894; rehabilitated 1980s
After 1788: a distillery, a cotton press, & a small flour mill
In 1894, Isaac A. Goldsmith, a dentist, industrialist, & real estate investor, built a
, group of 7 single houses as tenements
Rare example of late 1800s housing development by 1 investor
10. 27 Anson Street The Palmetto Fire Company Hall
Constructed c.1850; converted to apartments c.1940; rehabilitated in 1986 as a
single family residence
Italianate
Edward C. Jones, architect
11. 30 Anson Street Edward McCrady House
Constructed c. 1848
Greek Revival single house
Jane Johnson McCrady built after the original house was destroyed by Fire of
1838
She gave it to her eldest child, Edward, who kept it until 1856
Edward McCrady was an attorney, Yale graduate, signer of the Ordinance of
Secession, a U.S. District Attorney for 11 years, and a S.C. legislator
1st opposed Nullification doctrine; voted for secession in 1860
Best remembered for defending black soldiers captured during the war and as
the author of The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783
12. 66 Anson Street Chazal House
Constructed c. 1839; rehabilitated 1963
Philadelphia red brick with a Tuscan columned piazza on brick piers & a Greek
Revival piazza door screen
Built soon after the Fire of 1838 by Elizabeth C. Chazal, widow of Jean Pierre Chazal
(captain of a small privateer, the Saucy Jack, which captured 40 British vessels
during the War of 1812)
Santo Domingo French family came in 1794 after slave insurrections
She & her sons bought the lot in 1823 for $1
Her son, Dr. John Phillip Chazal, inherited it; he was the dean of the Medical
College of S.C. 1877-82
, Conveyed to Historic Charleston Foundation in June, 1960; sold it with the vacant
lot 3 years later
13. 67 Anson Street St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Constructed 1835-37
Greek Revival
In 1819, the Ladies Benevolent Assoc. of Charleston recognized the need for a
church where those who couldn't attord to rent a pew could worship
In 1821, they formed the Charleston Female Domestic Missionary Society to
provide it
St. Stephen's was the 1st "free church" in the U.S.
Mrs. Nathaniel (Sarah Hopton) Russell donated land on Guignard St. for a church,
which was consecrated by Bishop Bowmen in 1824 and burned June 6, 1835; the
organ, some furniture, and a tablet for Mrs. Russell were saved
The new chapel was built on Anson St. in 1835 for $11,285 & was probably
designed by John & Henry Horlbeck; Bricks came from the Horlbeck brickyard at
Boone Hall Plantation
Bishop Bowmen consecrated this building Nov. 24, 1836
14. 79 Anson Street Daniel Legare/Mortimer House
Constructed c. 1806
Long believed to be one of the oldest houses in Ansonborough
Lot was owned by the Legares 1760s to 1790s
Edward Mortimer built the present house
Altered in the 1820s or 1830s to improve interior circulation & underwent exterior
alterations after the war
Purchased with its neighbor (9 George St.) by Historic Charleston Foundation in
2004; sold with protective covenants to preservation-minded buyers
15. 82 Anson Street Mary Smith House
Constructed c. 1799; moved to its present location from 88 Anson St. in 1967;
restored 1973
