The Charles Graves House is one of the oldest on Tradd St.

The Charles Graves House is a house with three stories made of bricks for Charles Graves located at 123 Tradd St., Charleston, South Carolina. The roof has a hip in it and the details exhibit styling of the Federal period.

The entrance on the central portion of the side of the house exhibits Federal influence. It has a molded architrave as well as in the transom that is tall with tracery that is both neoclassical and fine. A two-story piazza with columns of the Tuscan order, ceiling panels, and plain balusters is on the west facade. The house has brick covered in stucco that looks like stone, a string course made of bricks, quoining, and decorative brick work that looks like dentils. The original kitchen building is tied to the main house by a later addition.

The interior follows the normal single house plan. There is a three-story stair hall in the center with a single room on either side. Most of the original Federal details have been retained.[1]

=References

  1. ^ "123 Tradd St. - Charles Graves House". Historic Markers Program. Preservation Society of Charleston. Retrieved November 8, 2013.