Unknown

Historic Property

Street Address:

214 Calhoun Street

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Site card S108042000100311000

Date Surveyed:

circa 1972

Construction Date:

circa 1834

Number of Stories:

2 1/2

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Built in circa 1834 by Frederick Shaffer, the house later became the scene of a sensational, unsolved murder. that of Thomas Pinckney Jr., a young lawyer of distinguished lineage who was found dead after a call at the house. The house resembles greatly the fine houses of Beaufort and follows a modified T-shape characteristic of the town houses of that city.

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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