Francis Simmons House

Francis Simmons House is a house in , which is located on Legare Street. Francis Simmons House is situated nearby to , as well as near .
  • Type: House
  • Address: 12 Legare Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Simmons-Edwards House and Cleland Kinloch and Burnet R. Maybank Huger House.

House
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The large, neoclassical is a Charleston single house built for Francis Simmons, a planter, about 1800. The house, located at 14 Legare St, , is famous for its large brick gates with decorative wrought iron.

House
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The is a house in , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

House
The is a pre-Revolutionary house in . Charles Elliott paid 2,500 pounds "current currency" for the property in 1764.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , , that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.

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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.

Francis Simmons House

Latitude
32.77284° or 32° 46′ 22″ north
Longitude
-79.93338° or 79° 56′ 0″ west
Levels
2
Height
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3F8+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1356277664
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
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