The Borough Houses

The Borough Houses (HMZW2)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 47.327', W 79° 55.746'

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35 & 35 1/2 Calhoun Street

35 Calhoun Street, was constructed in 1852 by Irish immigrants and purchased in 1939 by Willis Johnson, Sr., who was born a free man at Drayton Hall Plantation, West Ashley. 35 Calhoun Street and35-1/2 are two-story wood framed Charleston singlehouses with red tin roofs containing 6 rooms and 2 bathrooms with side porches on each level.

35-1/2 Calhoun Street was built in 1940 by two of Willis Johnson's sons, Frank and Henry as a test for the completion of their carpentry apprenticeshiptaught by Tom Pinckney, master craftsman. 35 Calhoun Street is currently owned by Rebecca Campbell and Catherine Braxton, sisters and their cousin, Esther Chandler, heirs of Willis Johnson.These two single houses are among the last vestiges of the "Bourough", a once vibrant community of blacks and immigrants centered by a low-income housing project, Ansonborough Homes, hence the name, "the Bourough Houses".
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HM NumberHMZW2
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByMOJA Arts Festival, City of Charleston
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 11:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600279 N 3628379
Decimal Degrees32.78878333, -79.92910000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.327', W 79° 55.746'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 19.62" N, 79° 55' 44.76" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 35 Calhoun St, Charleston SC 29401, US
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