Robert Brewton House | |
 1983 picture from the Historic American Buildings Survey. | |
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| Location | 71 Church St., Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Built | 1730 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Other |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000700 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[2] |
Robert Brewton House, built in 1730, is the oldest dated "single" house in Charleston, South Carolina. A single house is one room wide, with the narrow end towards the street, the better to catch cool breezes.[3][4]
The property upon which the house is built was purchased by Robert Brewton on March 15, 1712, and he sold it on January 5, 1722. An ad for the property referred to a tenement in which Brewton lived, suggesting that the house was built at least by 1721. A deed for the neighboring house at 73 Church St. also referred to the building in 1733.[5]
Robert Brewton had been born in 1698 and was married twice. At times he was a church warden and a captain for the Charlestown militia. He was elected to the Commons House of Assembly in 1736 and became the powder receiver in 1745.[6]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2][7]
The SC DAH summary is here.[8]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Robert Brewton House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ Dillon, James (June 5, 1975). "Robert Brewton House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Robert Brewton House" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Stockton, Robert (May 12, 1975). "Brewton House 'Earliest Single'". Charleston News & Courier. B1. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
((cite news)): CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Stockton, Robert (May 12, 1975). "Brewton House 'Earliest Single'". Charleston News & Courier. B1. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
((cite news)): CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ James Dillon (February 15, 1977). "Template:PDFlink". National Park Service.
((cite journal)): Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Template:PDFlink - ^ "Robert Brewton House, Charleston County (71 Church St., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
External links
- Robert Brewton House, Charleston County (71 Church St., Charleston), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
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