James Nicholson House 172 Rutledge Ave.	Capt. Joseph Jenkins House 59 Smith St.	Thomas Bennett House 89 Smith St.	Gabriel B. Brown House 32 Society St.	Henry Street House 36 Society St.
Susan Robinson Tenements 48 Society St.	George Black House 54 Society St.	Old High School 55 Society St.	Dr. Joseph Johnson House 56 Society St.	William McElheran House 57 Society St.
Hieronymus- Tideman House 62 Society St.	Hieronymus- Roper House 66 Society St.	Samuel S. Mills House 15 Thomas St.	Chisolm- Alston House 172 Tradd St.	Steel- Knobeloch House 8 Vanderhorst St.
John Bickley House 64 Vanderhorst St.	1 Wall St.	5 Wall St.	Edward Winslow Brick Tenement 3-5 Wentworth St.	28 Wentworth St.
30 Wentworth St.	32 Wentworth St.	William Proctor House 33 Wentworth St.	Centenary Methodist Church 60 Wentworth St.	St. Philip's Parish Glebe Tenement 89 Wentworth St.

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(Charleston Old and Historic District) Charleston played an important role in Colonial, Revolutionary, antebellum and Civil War America. The city was a major Colonial seaport, an active participant in the Revolution, a seat of rice and cotton culture and a leader of secession. Today much of the nation’s great social and architectural history can be visibly appreciated because of the great concentration of period buildings that still line the city streets. The historic district contains primarily residential buildings in addition to commercial, ecclesiastical, and government-related buildings. Several historic neighborhoods are included because of their concentrations of historically and architecturally valuable buildings. These neighborhoods possess the unique visual appeal of old Charleston, a picturesqueness created by the close proximity of buildings, in a wide variety of architectural styles. There is general harmony in terms of height, scale, proportion, materials, textures, colors, and characteristic forms, such as the side piazzas. All of the properties contribute to an expanded period of significance dating from 1700 to 1941. The great concentration of 18th and 19th century buildings give the district a flavor of an earlier America. The district contains many buildings of national historic and/or architectural significance. Built of brick, stucco, or clapboard, many of these properties are Charleston “single houses,” one room wide, with gable end to the street and tiered piazzas. Others are plantation style houses. Architectural styles include Georgian, Regency, Federal, Adamesque, Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Queen Anne, among others. The district also contains many outbuildings (stables, carriage houses, kitchen buildings), a majority of which have been altered extensively to accommodate modern needs. Listed in the National Register October 15, 1966; Designated a National Historic Landmark October 9, 1960; Boundary increases January 30, 1970; July 16, 1978; August 2, 1984; August 13, 1985; and March 27, 1986. Period of significance expansion (1900-1941) accepted October 6, 1988.

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