Dr. Vincent Le Seigneur House

Dr. Vincent Le Seigneur House (HMW1T)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 46.35', W 79° 55.767'

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38 Church Street

— circa 1812 —

This three and one half story stuccoed masonry Adamesque single house with a two tiered piazza was constructed between September of 1811 and June of 1812 by George Keenan, a grocery merchant. The house was purchased in 1814 by Dr. Vincent Le Seigneur, a native of Caen, Normandy, who significantly improved the property. Dr. Le Seigneur emigrated to Charleston in 1793 as a refugee from the Santo Dominigan slave revolution.

Dr. Le Seigneur was noted for operating a hospital for slaves known as the House of Health, which was located at the southwest corner of Broad and Savage Streets. After Le Seigneur's death in 1846, the property was home of the related Hopkins-Mikeil-Lebby-Jenkins family for 128 years, with the title descending in the female line.

The interior features handsome woodwork and decorative plaster of the Adam, Regency and Victorian periods. The distinctive crenelated tower on the north elevation was added in 1902.
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HM NumberHMW1T
Series This marker is part of the South Carolina: Preservation Society of Charleston series
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByPreservation Society of Charleston
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 12:16am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600264 N 3626573
Decimal Degrees32.77250000, -79.92945000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 46.35', W 79° 55.767'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 46' 21.00" N, 79° 55' 46.02" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 34 Church St, Charleston SC 29401, US
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