Constructed about 1810,[1] in the Federal style,[2] for George Chisolm, a factor,[3][4] the two-and-one-half story George Chisolm House is the first house to have been built upon the landfill project that formed Charleston, South Carolina's Battery.[5] The garden to the south of the house was designed by Loutrel Briggs, and later modified by Sheila Wertimer.[6][7] The address is 39 East Bay Street; it formerly was 39 East Battery Street.[8]
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In 1877, the house was bought by Edwin P. Frost.[9] Frost served as a vestryman at St. Michael's Episcopal Church where he was responsible for hiring Tiffany & Co. to decorate its chancel.[9] At the same time, he had the company decorate the living room of 39 East Battery with gold leaf.[9] The decoration was removed in 1970.[7]
Beginning circa 1975, Lorna Colbert and her son Stephen Colbert occupied the house while she ran the carriage house as a bed and breakfast.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Glenn Keyes, FAIA". Glenn Keyes Architects. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Barry, Ann (19 December 1982). "Looking Ahead to Charleston in Bloom". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Chisolm, William Garnett. "Chisholm genealogy, being a record of the name from AD 1254" (PDF). p. 42. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Chisholm, William Garnett (1914). Chisholm genealogy, being a record of the name from A. D. 1254; with short sketches of allied families. New York: The Knickerbocker Press. p. 42. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
George Chisolm, the elder factor, died intestate.
- ^ "39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House)". Historic Charleston Foundation. Margaretta Childs Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Charleston Open Day Saturday, May 30, 2015 Visit 8 of Charleston’s finest private gardens
- ^ a b "East Battery". Charleston County Library. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House) | Photography Collection". Historic Charleston Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Leland, Isabella G. (February 20, 1961). "Restoration Retains Home's Charms". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. pp. B-1. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Aldridge, Rebecca (15 December 2015). Stephen Colbert. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4994-6260-9.
Lorna hadn't remarried, and she was running a bed-and-breakfast out of a carriage house.
- ^ Austin, Tom (May 14, 2014). "Stephen Colbert's Favorite Things to Do in Charleston". Travel + Leisure. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Back then, if I booked a guest, I got ten percent. A kid could have a whole weekend of fun on fifteen bucks......We'd go swimming off Sullivan's Island
External links
edit- "George Chisolm House, 39 East Bay Street (East Battery Street)". Charleston Museum.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-684, "George Chisolm House, 39 East Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC", 16 photos, 2 photo caption pages
- "39 East Bay Street - George Chisolm House, Charleston County". Roots and Recall. Architectural Forensics LLC.
- Minor, Steve. "George Chisolm House (c. 1810), view03, 39 E Bay St, Charleston, SC, USA". flickr.
- "Chisolm's Rice Mill (Charleston, S.C.)". Social Networks and Archival Context.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. SC-10, "Chisholm Rice Mill, 196 Tradd Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- "FROM CHARLESTON. CHISHOLM'S RICE MILLS EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES ANOTHER RALPH FARNUM NOT PREACHING RIOTING AMONG THE SOLDIERY, &c. CHARLESTON, Sunday, Jan. 27, 1861". The New York Times. 1 February 1861.
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