Josiah Smith Tennent House
The Josiah Smith Tennent House is an historic home in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It was the last great antebellum mansion built in Charleston and is significant for historical and architectural reasons, given its location, past ownership by prominent Charleston families, as well as uses.Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Charleston, South Carolina, US
- Address: 729 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29403
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emma Abbott Memorial Chapel and Hampstead Mall.
Emma Abbott Memorial Chapel
Church
The Emma Abbott Memorial Chapel is a late Victorian church located at 52 Cooper St, Charleston, South Carolina. On October 4, 1890, the Citadel Square Baptist Church bought a parcel at the northwest corner of Cooper and America Streets for the construction of a mission church serving the Eastside. Emma Abbott Memorial Chapel is situated 900 feet west of Josiah Smith Tennent House.
Hampstead Mall
Park
Hampstead Mall is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina, of 140,625 square feet in the Hampstead Village neighborhood at the intersection of Columbus and America Streets. Hampstead Mall is situated 1,100 feet south of Josiah Smith Tennent House.
Martin Park
Park
Martin Park is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina. It is bounded by Lee, Jackson, Hanover, and America Streets. The park includes a softball field, a playground, a basketball court, tennis courts, community center and a large swimming pool. Martin Park is situated 1,300 feet west of Josiah Smith Tennent House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampstead Village and Wraggborough.
Hampstead Village
Quarter
Hampstead Village is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where Hampstead Village is today.
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.
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.
Josiah Smith Tennent House
- Categories: building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.79898° or 32° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.93492° or 79° 56′ 6″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Inception
1859Levels
4Height
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
8742Q3X8+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1501233349OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q6290623
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“Josiah Smith Tennent House” goes by many names.
- French: “Josiah Smith Tennent House”
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