Presqui’ile

Presqu'ile, or Presqui'ile, the French term for "peninsula", was an appropriate name for the house built in at 2 Amherst St, between 1802 and 1808 because, at the time, the house stood on a finger of high ground that projected into the marshes of the .
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  • Type: House
  • Description: house in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
  • Also known as: “Presqu’ile”
  • Address: 2 Amherst Street, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hampstead Mall and Faber House.

Park
is a public park in , of 140,625 square feet in the neighborhood at the intersection of Columbus and America Streets. is situated 820 feet west of Presqui’ile.

House
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The is a historic building in in that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

Church
The is a late Victorian church located at 52 Cooper St, . On October 4, 1890, the bought a parcel at the northwest corner of Cooper and America Streets for the construction of a mission church serving the Eastside. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Presqui’ile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampstead Village and Wraggborough.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where is today.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

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is the largest and oldest city in the state of 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.

Presqui’ile

Latitude
32.79562° or 32° 47′ 44″ north
Longitude
-79.93316° or 79° 55′ 59″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Inception
1802
Levels
3
Height
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3W8+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1178794380
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q7241593
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In Other Languages

“Presqui’ile” goes by many names.

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