329 East Bay Street

329 East Bay Street

c. 1956-1957

11/21/2016 (date digital)

Back of photograph: "(c) Henry P. Staats / 329 East Bay / 'Gadsden House'" 329 East Bay Street, or the Gadsden-Morris House is “one of the tallest and most finely detailed of Charleston’s Federal single homes,” according to Jonathan Poston. The house was built on land owned by Revolutionary War hero and South Carolina Representative to the Continental Congress, Christopher Gadsden sometime after 1798. However, it was likely built by his son-in-law Thomas Morris, as his name appears on the lot in the 1790s and Christopher Gadsden is listed as living at 328 East Bay Street during that same period. Throughout history, the home has belonged to prominent city members like war heroes, doctors, and bishops. The home has fine brick workings, marble carvings, and Neoclassical wooden elements. It also contains an example a work of noted importance to local history by Charleston ironworker, Philip Simmons, in his iron works gates. The gates were created as a collaboration project by architectural historian Samuel G. Stoney. The home was kept in the family until the mid-century when in was saved by demolition in 1959 when it was given to the Historic Charleston Foundation. It is now used as a wedding venue. References: Gadsden House (2017). History. Retrieved from: http://www.gadsdenhouse.com/main/about Poston, J. (1997). The buildings of Charleston: A guide to the city’s architecture. Columbia, University of South Carolina Press.

visible image 12 x 12 cm

Donated to CLS by Henry P. Staats.

Vories, Dylan (digital assistant)

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