Joseph Manigault House
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Joseph Manigault House is a historic house museum in Charleston, South Carolina
that is owned and operated by the Charleston Museum
. The house is significant for its Adam style
architecture, and was designed by Gabriel Manigault
to be the home of his brother, and was completed in 1803.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1973.
The SC DAH summary is here.
There also is an architectural folly
on the property.
In 1920, the house was threatened with demolition to make way for a gas station. In response, a group of Charlestonians organized a preservation group which would become the Preservation Society of Charleston
.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
that is owned and operated by the Charleston Museum
Charleston Museum
The Charleston Museum was the first museum built in America and was founded in 1773. It is located in the Downtown Historic District of Charleston, South Carolina....
. The house is significant for its Adam style
Adam style
The Adam style is an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practiced by the three Adam brothers from Scotland; of whom Robert Adam and James Adam were the most widely known.The Adam brothers were the first to advocate an integrated style for architecture and...
architecture, and was designed by Gabriel Manigault
Gabriel Manigault
Gabriel Manigault was an American architect. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, went to study in Geneva, Switzerland, and London, and came back to Charleston after the American Revolutionary War. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
to be the home of his brother, and was completed in 1803.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1973.
The SC DAH summary is here.
There also is an architectural folly
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs...
on the property.
In 1920, the house was threatened with demolition to make way for a gas station. In response, a group of Charlestonians organized a preservation group which would become the Preservation Society of Charleston
Preservation Society of Charleston
Founded in 1920, the Preservation Society of Charleston is the oldest community-based historic preservation organization in the United States. Miss Susan Pringle Frost founded the organization, known at first as the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, in 1920 along with a small group of...
.
External links
- Joseph Manigault House, at The Charleston Museum
- Joseph Manigault House, Charleston County (350 Meeting St., Charleston), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History