City Directories and History: SECOND BANK OF THE UNITED STATES BUILDING
Constructed 1817; addition 1850 (Edward C. Jones, architect)
“This two-story stucco building was erected to house the Second Bank of the
United States, but after that institution’s Pediment of 16 Broad Street closure in 1834, it was acquired by the with gilded eagle Bank of Charleston. The simple Neoclassical facade is accented by a pediment with its original carved and gilded oak eagle. On its interior the main banking room retains its elaborate Rococo Revival plaster cornice. The north wing, designed by Edward C. Jones in 1850, still houses the building’s old boardroom, a splendid space with Italianate and Rococo Revival detailing, including marbleized pilasters supporting an arcaded cove and ceiling. The present bank complex also incorporates several other important buildings including 2 State Street, 14 Broad Street, built in 1799 but twice remodeled; and 12 Broad Street, a circa 1783 structure with a granite, pilastered facade in the Greek Revival style added in 1839.”
Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
Also see the Edward Sebring Building link at the LCDL.
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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