James Legare House
Historic Property
Street Address:
6 Thomas Street, Charleston, South Carolina (Charleston County)
Site card for S108042000400294000
Date Surveyed:
circa 1972
Construction Date:
circa 1832
Number of Stories:
3
Exterior Walls Materials:
Clapboard
Roof Shape:
Hip
Porch Width:
2 story veranda
Signficant Architectural Features:
Federal Style. The dwelling at 6 Thomas Street, dressed in the proper Classical Manner, was probably built by James Legare. The house was later bought by Robert Barnwell Rhett who was known as the "Father of Sessession." The main floors are on a high basement level, with front piazzas reaching up to the third floor. Large French windows under fanlights open out onto each level. The floor plan is basically the double house variety, but the east and west front rooms having octagonal bays.
Survey:
Historic Charleston Foundation Survey 1972
Archives Location:
Box 4, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014