Grimke-Fraser Tenements
The Grimke-Fraser Tenements were built in about 1762 on land that Frederic Grimke purchased in 1747. The thick brick wall that divides the house into two halves and which projects through the roof is evidence of the house's early use as a rental property made of two side-by-side units.- Type: House
- Address: 55 King Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Scots Presbyterian Church and United States Post Office and Courthouse.
First Scots Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
First Presbyterian Church is a historic church located at 53 Meeting St, Charleston, South Carolina. The congregation was established in 1731 when a dozen Scottish residents left the Independent Church of Charleston, now called the Circular Congregational Church. First Scots Presbyterian Church is situated 410 feet northeast of Grimke-Fraser Tenements.
United States Post Office and Courthouse
Public building
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic post office and courthouse located at Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina. The building and its annexes serve the federal court for the Charleston Division of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. United States Post Office and Courthouse is situated 950 feet northeast of Grimke-Fraser Tenements.
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Church
Photo: AlanEisen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located in Charleston, South Carolina. Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Keely, the construction of the cathedral started in 1890 to replace a cathedral that burned down in 1861. Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Grimke-Fraser Tenements.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. 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.
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.
Grimke-Fraser Tenements
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.77379° or 32° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
-79.93257° or 79° 55′ 57″ westInception
1762Levels
2Height
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
8742Q3F8+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 264490727OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q24693521
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