George Chisolm House

The George Chisolm House is a two-and-one-half-story house located in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the first house to have been built upon the landfill project that formed Charleston, South Carolina's Battery.
Wikipedia
  • Type: House
  • Description: house in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Also known as: “The George Chisolm House”
  • Address: 39 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hazel Parker Playground and Heyward-Washington House.

Park
is a public park in named after Hazel V. Parker in 1977. Hazel Parker was the recreation supervisor at the playground starting in 1942. is situated 670 feet northeast of George Chisolm House.

Museum
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 950 feet northwest of George Chisolm House.

Museum
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in . is situated 1,400 feet north of George Chisolm House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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.

George Chisolm House

Latitude
32.77305° or 32° 46′ 23″ north
Longitude
-79.92769° or 79° 55′ 40″ west
Levels
2
Height
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3FC+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38079361
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q24693539
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