City Directories and History: SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST CO. BUILDING
Constructed circa 1848; facade and interior remodeled circa 1870-71
Thomas Abrahams and John Seyle, architects; George W. Egan, contractor
“Claudian Northrop, a prominent antebellum attorney, Confederate soldier, and later a leading Catholic priest, built this two-story masonry commercial structure shortly after acquiring the property. After the Civil War the South Carolina Loan and Trust remodeled it as their headquarters with the addition of the fashionable cast-iron Italianate detailing to the new facade. An arched loggia with Corinthian columns ornaments the entry, while arched windows and a curvilinear gable accent the upper portion of the building. On the interior, the
former banking room retains its cove ceiling with central plaster medallion and notable dentiled cornice.”
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; also see the local paper for information on the Rev. Northrop.
Also see 17 Broad’s link at the LCDL.
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