Augustus Taft House

The Augustus Taft House is a Greek Revival house at 57 Laurens St, in the historic neighborhood. The house was constructed by Augustus Taft about 1836 using black cypress.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Building
  • Description: Augustus Taft, a member of New England family of President Taft, built the house in 1836
  • Also known as: “The Augustus Taft House”
  • Address: 57 Laurens Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Theodora Park and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Park
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small public park in operated by the City of Charleston. The park was masterminded by David Rawle, public relations and marketing firm founder, who lives nearby in the historic neighborhood.

Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal parish in , , founded in 1822. It was the first Episcopal church in the United States at which pews were offered to attendants at no cost; other Episcopal churches either sold or leased pews to members to fund the churches.

Theater building
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The is a concert hall and performance venue in . It opened in 2015 and replaced the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings were named after John Palmer Gaillard Jr., mayor of Charleston from 1959 to 1975. is situated 450 feet north of Augustus Taft House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ansonborough and Wraggborough.

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.

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.

Augustus Taft House

Latitude
32.78548° or 32° 47′ 8″ north
Longitude
-79.93065° or 79° 55′ 50″ west
Levels
4
Height
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3P9+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 447144488
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­semidetached_house
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q21016248
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