Louis Gourd House

The Louis Gourd House is a Victorian house in which was once the carriage house of the Calhoun Mansion. The house, built in the 1870s, once included eight stalls, space for carriages, and servants' quarters, but the interior was entirely removed as part of the building's conversion into a residence.
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  • Type: House
  • Address: 19 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Williams Mansion and Dr. William Snowden House.

House
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The is a Victorian house at 16 Meeting St, . The mansion is open for public tours.

House
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The was used as a hospital operated by its owner, Dr. William Snowden, and Dr. Snowden's wife, Amarynthia Yates Snowden. When bombardment of the city forced the Snowdens to evacuate to Columbia, South Carolina, the family's silver was buried in the yard; it was not unearthed until the 1920s when a box of the silver was found during landscaping work.

Park
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is a 5.7 acre public park located in peninsular , at the tip of the peninsula. It is the southern terminus for the Battery, a defensive seawall and promenade.

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.

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

Louis Gourd House

Latitude
32.77161° or 32° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
-79.9296° or 79° 55′ 47″ west
Inception
1870
Levels
2
Height
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3CC+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37835908
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q24693550
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