City Directories and History: GEORGE WILLIAMS COACH HOUSE
Constructed 1875; rehabilitated 1940
“Originally the coach house for George Williams’s house on Meeting Street, now commonly known as the Calhoun Mansion, this structure was adapted to modern residential use in 1938 by Humphrey W. Chadbourne, a nationally known mining engineer, and his wife Margaret. The 
square, quoined building with hipped roof was modified with Georgian Revival style windows, an arched doorway, and a projecting pediment. The eastern section, along Church Street, of the enclosing brick wall is original, while the south and west walls are 1940s additions. The garden was designed by Loutrel Briggs in 1940.”
Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
Note the John F. Riley foundation vent in the historic home.
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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