The Yorkville Enquirer of Nov. 6, 1889 reported – “The Firm of Klinck Wickenburg and Co., engaged in the grocery business for fifty years has failed.”
City Directories and History: WICKENBERG HOUSE
Constructed 1859-61; rehabilitated 1980s
“A family of prosperous grocers built this elaborate stuccoed brick dwelling with a mix of Greek Revival and Italianate details on the eve of the War Between the States. The elaborate terra cotta door and window surrounds incorporating anthemion motifs accent a large, modified side-hall-plan dwelling with a closed front gable and double-tiered piazzas. Tradition holds that Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard used this house as a headquarters during the siege of Charleston. The original builders held onto the house for eight generations, although as the neighborhood developed surrounding garden and orchard lots were subdivided to create new building opportunities.”
Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston – Author, for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
“Built c. 1859-61 by the (F.R.) Wickenberg family, this two and one-half story house of stuccoed brick, on a high basement of stuccoed brick, is in the Italianate style, with elaborate window cornices and door hood, a palladian window in the front gable and quoins on the corners. A tradition in the Wickenberg family says that Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard, the Confederate commander, had his headquarters here during the siege of Charleston The tradition, however, has not been supported by existing documentation.” (Sparkman, “Beauregard’s Headquarters.”; Stoney, This is Charleston , p. 6) – CCPL
Also see the Wickenberg House links at the LCDL. Also a family member provided the following information concerning their ownership of the; “Klinck and Wickenberg Grocery – My Swedish family immigrated to Charleston in the early 1800s and became very successful merchants. The lovely house at 192 Ashley Avenue that is still standing was built by my forebear Fabian Reinhold Wickenberg, who married Elizabeth Caroline Klinck.”
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
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