Charles E. Perry Archives

City Directories and History: “Charles Edward Perry, Sr. (1862-1932) built this two-story frame residence in 1900. Perry was instrumental in the establishment of commercial investments in the growing community of Ridgeland. Perry owned a sawmill, a general store and a livery stable in addition to being involved in naval stores and farming. Mr. Perry was one of the organizers of the Bank of Ridgeland, serving as president and later as a director.

Charles E. Perry spearheaded the movement in 1910 to form Jasper County. Richard M. Jeffries, later Governor of South Carolina, worked closely with Perry and other community leaders in organizing the movement. Perry’s house, which is now Sauls Funeral Home, has a hip roof with a central pedimented dormer window and two interior chimneys. Five bays wide in the “AABAA” configuration, the portico, which has turned balusters and posts, replaced an earlier two-story piazza which spanned the facade and east side. The doorways have rectangular transoms and sidelights.

A rectangular bay on the west side was altered in 1964 with the addition of a small frame chapel.”

Information from: Historic Resources of the Lowcountry, The Lowcountry Council of Government, Cynthia C. Jenkins, Preservation Planner – Published, 1979

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265 Russell Street

City Directories and History: Jasper County Courthouse is the first and only courthouse for Jasper County, which was formed in 1912 from parts of Hampton and Beaufort Counties. The courthouse was built in 1915, according to plans by William Augustus Edwards. C.V. York was the contractor. The courthouse is a two-story brick building of Georgian Revival design. The colossal tetrastyle Ionic portico, the heraldic shield in the tympanum, and the siting of the building, occupying an entire block, are devices intended to establish and reinforce the authority of the newly established county government. The portico, as well, establishes an order by which the entire building is composed. Its entablature is carried around the entire building. The courthouse has a cross-axis plan, with a short, broad hall leading from the portico and a long

Jasper County Courthouse

longitudinal hall perpendicular to the entrance hall. The courtroom occupies most of the second story. A World War I memorial, a flagpole, and a low brick wall complete the grounds. Listed in the National Register October 30, 1981.

View the complete text of the nomination form for this National Register property. In addition, the Historic Resources of Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards includes historical background information for this and other related National Register properties.(Courtesy of South Carolina Department of Archives and History)

“The Jasper County Courthouse was built in 1915; W. A. Edwards was the architect and C. V. York the contractor. The Georgian Revival style structure has a hip roof and projecting rectangular bays on the north and south sides. A two-story pedimented portico with a relief sculpture is supported by four Ionic order columns. A wrought iron balcony on the second floor is flanked by large semicircular windows. The cornice around the building and in the pediments is denticulated. As was typical of the style, quoins were used on the corners. Windows were placed in pairs and are six over six (6/6) lights. All four exterior double doors are original and have rectangular transoms with beveled glass.”

Information from: Historic Resources of the Lowcountry, The Lowcountry Council of Government, Cynthia C. Jenkins, Preservation Planner – Published, 1979

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502 Adams Street – Historic Perry House

Jasper County Courthouse

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