Unknown
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
478 Huger St., Charleston, SC (Charleston County)
Site Number:
2485.00
Control Number:
U/19/2485.00
Tax Number:
4600301038
Date Surveyed:
March 25 2003
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1937
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Stone Veneer
Foundation Materials:
Stone Piers
Roof Shape:
gable
Roof Materials:
synthetic material
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district;
Signficant Architectural Features:
West side exterior stone chimney flanked by two quarter round windows immediately below roofline; gray tile roof; 6/6 windows; granite veneer exterior with grapevine joints and flat arches over windows; west side hipped porch around chimney; gabled door surround with cornice returns on fluted pilasters; leaded glass fanlight and sidelights; glazed entry door; Massed Plan, Side Gabled
Alterations:
Side porch glassed
Historical Information:
Mrs. Lillian E. Werle, wife of Ludwig A. Werle, superintendent of the Standard Oil refinery, purchased land on 1/25/1937. After Ludwig died in 1949, Lillian continued to live in the house. She gave the house to her son L. Arnold, who owned the house until his death in 1974.
Source of Historical Information:
Kevin Eberle, Hampton Park Terrace historian
Quadrangle Name:
Charleston