City Directories and History: “John R. Read, a King street dry goods merchant, purchased this lot in 1891 and erected the three story brick warehouse. The building is of pressed red brick, with segmental arched windows on the second and third levels and a high parapet at the roofline. At ground level is an oversized door opening (now bricked up); the opening has a cornice with consoles at the ends. The interior of the building is open, with the trusswork of the massive gable roof exposed. The building was connected with Read’s store at 249 King St. when constructed. Later, the division walls between 6 Beaufain and 245 and 247 King were removed, to create department store space. (Stockton, unpub. MS.) – CCPL
“Beaufain for Monsieur Hector Beranger de Beaufain, collector of customs and sometime member of His Majesty’s Council.” Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC
“Hector Berengerde Beaufain moved to Charleston and served for twenty-four years as collector of customs (1742—1766).” (Information from: A History of Beaufort County, Vol. I, Rowland, Moore and G.C. Rogers, Jr. – Un. of S.C. Press, 1996)
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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