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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQF0_the-boulevard_Charleston-SC.html
[City of Charleston Motto Emblem: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat] (She Guards Her Buildings, Customs, and Laws) To CommemorateThe reclamation of 47 acres of mud flats, marsh and water, bounded on the north by Tradd Street and on the east by The Battery…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDQ_burgers-tavern_Charleston-SC.html
[Masonic Emblem]
This tablet erected by the members of Orange Lodge No. 14, A.F.M. marks the spot of Burger's Tavern in which the lodge was organized on May 28, 1789
It commemorates one hundred and thirty eight years of uninterrupted Masoni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDJ_the-siege-of-charleston-1780_Charleston-SC.html
(Front text) The British capture of Charleston in May 1780 was one of the worst American defeats of the Revolution. On March 30-31 Gen. Henry Clinton's British, Hessian, and Loyalist force crossed the Ashley River north of Charleston. On April 1 C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDE_the-parsonage-miss-izards-school_Charleston-SC.html
The ParsonageThe Parsonage,the home of Rev. James B. Middleton (1839-1918), stood here at 5 Short Court (now President's Place) until 1916. Middleton and his siblings, born slaves, were taught to read and write by their father, Rev. James C. Middl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDD_pollitzer-house_Charleston-SC.html
(Front text) This was the home of sisters Carrie (1881-1974), Mabel (1885-1979), and Anita Pollitzer (1894-1975), longtime activists for women's rights. Anita, an artist and wife of press agent Elie C. Edson, played a pivotal role in the passage a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQBR_institute-hall-the-union-is-dissolved_Charleston-SC.html
Institute HallInstitute Hall, built here in 1854, stood until 1861. An Italianate building, it was designed by Jones and Lee for the South Carolina Institute, a progressive organization promoting "art, ingenuity, mechanical skill, and industry." T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQAR_the-william-vanderhorst-house_Charleston-SC.html
Constructed circa 1740 by William Vanderhorst, this three story stuccoed masonry structure is considered one of the earliest examples of Charleston single house. A notable aspect of the building is the absence of a piazza, a development found in s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQAP_the-george-ducat-house_Charleston-SC.html
Charleston shipbuilder George Ducat constructed this two-story Charleston single house shortly after purchasing the property in 1739. The house is a rare surviving example of a Charleston residence constructed partly of Bermuda stone, a coral lime…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQAO_the-colonel-alexander-hext-tenements_Charleston-SC.html
This Georgian double-tenement is located on part of lot number 60 of the Grand Modell, a city plan developed between 1670-1680. Lot number 60 was granted originally to Robert Tradd, after whose family Tradd Street is named. The property was constr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQAM_dr-william-clelands-house_Charleston-SC.html
This early Georgian single house was apparently built by George Ducat, a shipwright, for his daughter Margaret, on her second marriage in 1732, to Dr. William Cleland, of Crail, Scotland. This section of Tradd Street is one of the few within the o…