Col. John Ashe House

The John Ashe House is an 18th-century house at 32 South Battery, . The house's date of construction is unknown, but it was built sometime around 1782 and renovated in the 1930s.
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  • Type: House
  • Description: 18th-century house in South Carolina, US
  • Also known as: “John Ashe House”
  • Address: 32 South Battery, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include James Spear House and White Point Garden.

House
The is a historic home in along Charleston's Battery. The property upon which the house was built was acquired by James Spear in 1860 for $5,000; a plat connected with the sale does not reveal any improvements to the lot.

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.

Building
The is a historic home in along Charleston's Battery. Col. John A.S. Ashe, Jr. received the property upon which 26 South Battery is built upon his father's death in 1828 along with $10,000 for the construction of a house.

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.

Col. John Ashe House

Latitude
32.77083° or 32° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
-79.93168° or 79° 55′ 54″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1782
Levels
3
Height
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3C9+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37843094
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q21015914
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