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City Directories and History: ARCHIBALD BAKER JR. HOUSE
Constructed 1938

“Dr. Archibald Baker Jr., son of the founder of Baker Memorial Hospital and himself a prominent Charleston physician, built this Colonial Revival house with Neoclassical overtones in 1938. A pedimented portico with Temple of the Winds columns and an oval window in the tympanum dominate the five-bay facade. A doorway surmounted by an elliptical transom serves as the main entry for this central-hall-plan dwelling.”

Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997

Other sources: Charleston Tax Payers of Charleston, SC in 1860-61, Dwelling Houses of Charleston by Alice R.H. Smith – 1917, Charleston 1861 Census Schedule, and a 1872 Bird’s Eye View of Charleston, S.C. The Hist. Charleston Foundation may also have additional data at: Past Perfect

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City Directories and History: CHARLES ELLIOTT HOUSE

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Constructed circa 1759; altered 1911 43 Legare Street (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC (2)

Information from: The Library of Congress – HABS Photo Collection

“The builder of 22 Legare Street constructed this three-and-a-half-story brick single house. Early plats show that it had a large fenced garden at the rear. The front elevation was renovated in 1911, with the addition of brownstone panels below the windows and a curvilinear parapet.”

The historic Charles Elliott home was one of the many homes heavily damaged during Hurricane Hugo and restored by the long-term owners, the F. Strait Fairey family.

View the linked attachment to see just how many individuals in Charleston County were making millions of brick for the city’s’ massive construction projects.

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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Please enjoy this structure and all those listed in Roots and Recall. But remember each is private property. So view them from a distance or from a public area such as the sidewalk or public road.

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36 Murray Boulevard

Charles Elliott House at 43 Legare Street – Charleston, S.C.

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