Citadel Stevens Barracks

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Ave. of Remembrance, Charleston, SC (Charleston County)

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Site Number:

2701

Control Number:

U/19/2701

Tax Number:

4600000004

Date Surveyed:

June 5 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1944

Alteration Date:

1977

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Shape:

flat

Roof Materials:

not visible

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Central pavilion and side pavilions with castellations along parapet; corbelled, crenulated cornice; towers at corners; 8-light casement windows have 8-light fixed sash above; segmental arched opening on each façade leads to central courtyard

Historical Information:

Law Barracks, named for Major General Evander M. Law, C.S.A., Citadel 1856, was completed in 1939. This building was refurbished in 1977.

Source of Historical Information:

http://www.citadel.edu/r3/about/tour/b/stevens.shtml

Quadrangle Name:

Charleston

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