James Nicholson House
The James Nicholson House is a notable early 19th-century residence in Charleston, South Carolina which has housed the Ashley Hall school since 1909. The house was built ca.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
- Address: 172 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue and MUSC Health University Medical Center.
Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue
Synagogue
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Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina. Its congregation was founded in 1852, and its current location has been in use 1948.
MUSC Health University Medical Center
Hospital
MUSC Health University Medical Center is a university hospital associated with the Medical University of South Carolina, based in Charleston, South Carolina with additional sites located throughout the state. MUSC Health University Medical Center is situated 1,100 feet southwest of James Nicholson House.
Coming Street Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Coming Street Cemetery is located at 189 Coming Street, in Charleston, South Carolina. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States was founded in 1762 by Sephardi Jews and is the oldest Jewish burial ground in the South. Coming Street Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet northeast of James Nicholson House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charleston and Wilson’s Farm.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.
Wilson’s Farm
Neighborhood
Wilson's Farm is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. By 1746, a 55-acre tract of the upper Charleston peninsula had been subdivided from a larger parcel and sold to John Drayton who used the land as a farm known as "Pickpocket." In 1757, 52-acres were transferred to Andrew Faesch and Peter Guinard.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
James Nicholson House
- Category: single-family detached home
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.78697° or 32° 47′ 13″ northLongitude
-79.94523° or 79° 56′ 43″ westInception
1816Levels
4Height
52 feet (16 metres)Operator
Ashley Hall FoundationOpen location code
8742Q3P3+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1134677102OpenStreetMap feature
building=semidetached_houseOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q6140363
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In Other Languages
“James Nicholson House” goes by many names.
- French: “James Nicholson House”
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