City Directories and History: “Constructed by Dr. Samuel Wilson, the two tall brick Adamesque single houses were built sometime after 1804, on land acquired by his marriage with Catherine Marian Mazyck, one of the heirs to the Mazyck Lands. Dr. Wilson had completed at least one of the houses by 1808, when he and his sons Drs. Isaac M. Wilson and Stephen Wilson, were living on Archdale, corner of Magazine. Both houses are mentioned in Dr. Wilson’s will in 1823. He devised to his son Dr. Isaac M. Wilson the corner house, where he was then living, and to his son Dr. Stephen Wilson, the adjacent house. The two houses, built of Charleston grey brick laid in Flemish bond, differ in details. Both have fine Adamesque interiors. The Greek Revival piazza on No. 21 is an obvious addition.” (Stockton, DYKYC, Aug. l, 1977; Stoney,This is Charleston, 3-4.) – CCPL
Other sources of interest: Charleston Tax Payers of Charleston, SC in 1860-61 and the Dwelling Houses of Charleston by Alice R.H. Smith – 1917 The HCF may also have additional data at: Past Perfect and further research can be uncovered at: Charleston 1861 Census Schedule or The Charleston City Guide of 1872
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