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Historic Property

Street Address:

120 Wentworth Street, Charleston, South Carolina (Charleston County)

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Site card for S108042000500041000

Date Surveyed:

circa 1972

Construction Date:

circa 1796

Number of Stories:

2

Exterior Walls Materials:

Clapboard

Roof Shape:

Gable

Signficant Architectural Features:

Built by John Burckmeyer, the house is built over a high basement and is of the typical single house style. Narrow beveled clapboard covers the exterior and the 2 story veranda is topped by a pediment and fanlight at the roof level. An interesting feature is the pressed tin ceiling in the dining room, a reminder of the great earthquake of 1886, which brought down the original ceiling.

Survey:

Historic Charleston Foundation Survey 1972

Archives Location:

Box 5, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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