90 East Bay Street Ancrum Wharf Building

90 East Bay Street Ancrum Wharf Building (HM1YGS)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 46.515', W 79° 55.626'

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Circa 1781

—Altered circa 1855 —

The Ancrum Wharf Building was constructed by Parker Quince and John Ancrum, both North Carolina natives, who were married to Savannah and Mary Rhett. The Rhett sisters were heirs to Col. William Rhett. The Ancrum Wharf Building is one of the few wharf-related eighteenth structures surviving in Charleston and abuts one of the only remaining cobblestone streets. Originally constructed as a three-story building, the Ancrum Wharf Building was altered to function as a two-story building during the mid-nineteenth century. The large windows of the upper floor were altered to mask evidence that this tall upper space once comprised two separate floors.
When first built the Ancrum Wharf Building was across from a public fish market that lay immediately to the south.
During the first half of the nineteenth century the Ancrum Wharf Building served as the offices of James Hamilton and Co. who began a steamship service between Charleston and Savannah in 1836. A decade later, under the direction of shipping magnate James Adger, the area behind the Ancrum Wharf Building became the southern terminus for the first steamship line between Charleston and New York. During the twentieth century, the Gaud School was located in the Ancrum Wharf Building from 1928-1941 and again from 1951-1962. After the Gaud School relocated in 1962,
the building was converted into apartments. In 1998 the Ancrum Wharf Building was renovated as a single family residence.

Details

HM Number	HM1YGS
Series	This marker is part of the South Carolina: Preservation Society of Charleston series
Tags	Buildings
Year Placed	1999
Placed By	Preservation Society of Charleston
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, May 26th, 2017 at 6:09pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17S E 600481 N 3626880
Decimal Degrees	32.77525000, -79.92710000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 32° 46.515', W 79° 55.626'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	32° 46' 30.9" N, 79° 55' 37.56" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	843
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal Address	At or near 40-48 S Adgers Wharf, Charleston SC 29401, US
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