James Simmons House

The James Simmons House is a late 18th-century house at 37 Meeting Street, which was, at one time, the most expensive house sold in Charleston.
  • Type: House
  • Description: house in United States of America
  • Also known as: The James Simmons House
  • Address: 37 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nathaniel Russell House and First Scots Presbyterian Church.

Museum
The is an architecturally distinguished, early 19th-century house at 51 Meeting Street in , , . is situated 360 feet north of James Simmons House.

Church
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 490 feet north of James Simmons House.

Museum
The is a historic house museum at 87 Church Street in . Built in 1772, it was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr., a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was where George Washington stayed during his 1791 visit to the city. is situated 980 feet northeast of James Simmons House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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.

James Simmons House

Latitude
32.77299° or 32° 46′ 23″ north
Longitude
-79.93097° or 79° 55′ 52″ west
Levels
2
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3F9+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37842104
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q16900205
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