Unknown

Historic Property

Street Address:

78 East Bay Street

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Site card S108042000200094000

Date Surveyed:

circa 1972

Construction Date:

circa 1800

Number of Stories:

3

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick; ; ;

Roof Shape:

Gable

Signficant Architectural Features:

This is famed Vanderhorst Row, perhaps the oldest apartment house in America. Its 3 units, 76-78-80 East Bay----each have the same space on three floors and an attic but the central unit is somewhat more richly decorated and has arched windows and main entrance on its street side. To the east, each of the units possesses piazzas that afford a grand view of the harbor.

Survey:

Historic Charleston Foundation Survey 1972

Archives Location:

Box 2, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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