Col. John A.S. Ashe House

The Col. John A.S. Ashe House 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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: house in United States of America
  • Address: 26 South Battery, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include White Point Garden and James Spear House.

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.

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.

House
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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.

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 A.S. Ashe House

Latitude
32.77077° or 32° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
-79.93127° or 79° 55′ 53″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1853
Levels
2
Height
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3C9+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37843101
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­semidetached_house
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q16801029
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