Unknown

Historic Property

Street Address:

89 Beaufain Street

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Site card for S108042000100142000

Date Surveyed:

circa 1972

Construction Date:

1815

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco;Brick

Roof Shape:

Gable

Signficant Architectural Features:

Bordering on the Regency. Built by William G. Steele, the house is an interesting example of the Regency style adapted to a Charleston plan. The house is noted for its particular fine carving on both the interior and the exterior. It has an outstanding carved marble entrance doorway, with its gently shallow brackets supporting an entablature and pediment. The first floor rooms and the center hall have paneled dados, but with a variation in the design of each. The front parlor mantel shows a delicately carved pastoral scene and the woodwork on mantel and trim repeats a pattern of interlocked circles. The dining room mantel is in sunbursts and swags. The second story drawing room is unchanged in its lavishness of design since this room was installed more than 150 years ago.

Survey:

Historic Charleston Foundation Survey 1972

Archives Location:

Box 1, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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