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Back of photograph: "(c) Henry P. Staats / 83-85 Church St." 83-85 Church Street, Cabbage Row or William Hendricks Tenements were constructed in 1749 or 1750 by the Christ Church planter William Hendricks. The first name refers to cabbages that were…

Blake Tenements

Back of photograph: "(c) Henry P. Staats / 4-8 St. Michael's Alley" Susan Pringle Frost, one of Charleston’s preservation pioneers and cofounder of the Preservation Society of Charleston, purchased several slum houses along St. Michael’s alley and…

Back of photograph: "9 Stoll's Alley" This quaint brick paved passage was named for Justinus Stoll, a blacksmith, who is thought to have built his home at No. 7 Stoll's Alley, c. 1745. The street was a run down slum in 1927, and has been…

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Peter Trezevan'ts House, No. 9? Back of photpgraph: "7 & 9 Stoll's Alley" Between 1700 and 1748, a small passageway off East Bay was established to connect with Church Street. Many informal documents state that small structures were constructed along…

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Back of photograph: "(c) Henry P. Staats / State St. / Chas." 18 State Street, the Nathan Hart House, was owned for investment purposes by the same family from 1815-1905. The two-story masonry building reflects the changing uses and status of the…

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Back of photograph: "7 Stoll's Alley" 18 State Street, the Nathan Hart House, was owned for investment purposes by the same family from 1815-1905. The two-story masonry building reflects the changing uses and status of the neighborhood, housing at…