City Directories and History: C. D. FRANKE WAREHOUSE
Constructed circa 1909; rehabilitated 1984 John D. Newcomer, architect
“The Franke Warehouse, at the northwest corner of Market and Church Streets, is an important example of early-twentieth- century industrial architecture. It was constructed as a manufacturing and storage building for a carriage company founded in 1859 by C. D. Franke, a Prussian immigrant. His carriages and wagons were marketed throughout the Southeast. By the 1870s the company had also become a supplier for carriage parts, iron products, and hardware. By the early-1900s Franke (Jahnz) Company was manufacturing auto parts in this building. It closed in 1981, was rehabilitated, and now serves as an office complex. It is one of only a few surviving examples of the industrial nature of the Market Street area prior to World War II.”
Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
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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