“In 1839, John Thompson opened a seed store, At the sign of the Plough, 268 King Street. About 1894, the late William McIntosh enlarged the building and decided that the plow was too small, so had a larger one made which still rests on the top of the facade of the building. The original is still preserved by the present operators of the store which is now known as McIntosh’s Seed House.” (Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Aug. 10, 1871 – “Work has commenced on the new Masonic Temple in Charleston.”
City Directories and History: The 1852 City Directory of Charleston contained an ad for the Kent and Mitchell Company at this address. Also listed as the Kent, Bates and Mitchell Company.
JOHN THOMPSON BUILDING
Constructed circa 1850; first floor rehabilitated mid-1980s
“John Thompson’s seed store occupied this building in 1850, (facade states 1839). Its successor company, William McIntosh Co., continued on the site until 1968. During the McIntosh occupancy a rusticated sandstone facade with flat headed windows and corbeled parapet were added to the front of the structure.”
Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
Also see: Masonic Temple Too
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
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