Unknown
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
17 Kenilworth Ave., Charleston, SC (Charleston County)
Site Number:
2368
Control Number:
U/19/2368
Tax Number:
4600204044
Date Surveyed:
March 14 2003
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1914 – 1915
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers with Fill
Roof Shape:
gable, lateral
Roof Materials:
raised seam metal
Porch Width:
full façade
Porch Shape:
gable
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district;
Signficant Architectural Features:
North side corbelled brick exterior chimney; decorative brackets and shingles in gable ends; open eaves with exposed rafter ends; dentil frieze in gable above porch; decorative flat brackets at porch roof/support junction; wood post on brickp porch supports; 3/1 windows; tripartite window on southeast façade; transom over entry door; south side square gabled projection; Massed Plan, Side Gabled
Alterations:
Cheek walls, entry steps, and walkway covered with mosaic tile
Historical Information:
The house at 17 Kenilworth Avenue was built in 1914-15 by W. C. Wilbur & Co. In February of 1915, the house was sold to Walter Lafayette Harrell and his wife, Emma. In 1919, they sold the house to Mr. Herbert C. Moshell. Mr. Moshell and his wife lived in the house for twenty years and after they died, the house was left to a niece and nephew. In 1942, Frances C. Carlisle conveyed her interest to Francis H. Cole. Then in 1944, Mr. Cole sold the house to Mr. Carl Wiggins. The house was then used as a rental property for a period of time. Its use as a rental property was continued when it was bought by the Grant Realty Corporation in 1947. Jr. J. G. Sherrer bought the house from Grant Realty in 1955 and immediately conveyed it to his daughter, Sarah S. Smith. She lived there with her husband, Theron until 1960 when she sold it to Hampton Park Baptist Church for use as a parsonage. The house was their parsonage until they sold it in 1968 to Mr. Fred Stroble. Mr. Stroble was a detective for the City of Charleston and later became a deputy United States Marshal. In 1997, Mr. Stroble sold the house to Christopher G. Nichols, who did a great deal of work on the house before selling it to Mr. Jerry M. Ballenger and Mrs. Anna Krauth. Mrs. Krauth is a professor of French at the College of Charleston.
Source of Historical Information:
Kevin Eberle, Hampton Park Terrace historian
Quadrangle Name:
Charleston