Edgar Wells House

Edgar Wells House is a house in , which is located on King Street. Edgar Wells House is situated nearby to the house , as well as near the building .
  • Type: House
  • Address: 52 King Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Scots Presbyterian Church and John McKee House.

Church
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First Presbyterian Church is a historic church located at 53 Meeting St, . The congregation was established in 1731 when a dozen Scottish residents left the Independent Church of Charleston, now called the . is situated 360 feet northeast of Edgar Wells House.

Building
The is a c. 1796 house at 44 King St, . The house follows a traditional Charleston single house layout with a small stair hall separating two main rooms per floor, one toward the street and one toward the rear of the property.

House
The 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.

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.

Edgar Wells House

Latitude
32.7736° or 32° 46′ 25″ north
Longitude
-79.93223° or 79° 55′ 56″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1730
Levels
2
Height
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3F9+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 302635011
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
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