Middleton-Pinckney House

Middleton-Pinckney House

Middleton-Motte-Pinckney House in 2013
Location 15 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina, 29401
Coordinates 32°47′09″N 79°55′57″W / 32.7857°N 79.9326°W / 32.7857; -79.9326Coordinates: 32°47′09″N 79°55′57″W / 32.7857°N 79.9326°W / 32.7857; -79.9326
Built 1796 (1796)
Architectural style Neoclassical
Part of Charleston Historic District (#66000964[1])
Designated CP October 9, 1960[2]

The Middleton-Pinckney House is a historic three-story home built on a raised basement at 14 George Street, Charleston, South Carolina in the Ansonborough neighborhood.[3] Mrs. Frances Motte Middleton (a daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Brewton Motte and widow of John Middleton) began construction of the house in 1796 after purchasing a second lot adjacent to one bought by her father on George St. The house was completed by her and her second husband, Maj. Gen. Thomas Pinckney, whom she had married in 1797.[4] The couple lived in the house at least from 1801 until, on February 26, 1825, the couple sold the house to Mrs. Pinckney's son, John Middleton, for $10,000. One exception occurred in 1816, when the family resided on Legare St., perhaps to permit the reworking of the house in the then-popular Regency style.[5]

John Middleton died in 1826, and the house was sold to Mrs. Juliet Gibbes Elliott, at which time the house became known as the Elliott Mansion. The house remained a private residence until Jesse W. Starr, Jr. bought it from Mrs. Elliott's estate in 1879 and resold it to the Water Works Company of Charleston in 1880. The water company was a private company until the City took over its operation in 1917.[5]

In 1988, the house became the location of the headquarters of the Spoleto Festival USA. The City of Charleston donated the house to the festival in 2002, which then undertook a rehabilitation of the property.[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Charleston Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  3. ↑ Daniel W. Barefoot (1999). Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites. John F. Blair, Publisher. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0-89587-479-5.
  4. 1 2 "Preservation Society". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Stockton, Robert (September 21, 1981). "Mansion Combines Work of Two Eras". Charleston News & Courier. pp. B–1. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
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