Robert Brewton House

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Robert Brewton House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
1983 picture from the Historic American Buildings Survey.
1983 picture from the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Location: 71 Church St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates: 32°46′28″N 79°55′46.2″W / 32.77444, -79.9295Coordinates: 32°46′28″N 79°55′46.2″W / 32.77444, -79.9295
Built/Founded: 1730
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Other
Designated as NHL: October 09, 1960[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000700
Governing body: Private

Robert Brewton House, built in 1730, is the oldest dated "single" house in Charleston, South Carolina. A single house is one room wide, with the narrow end towards the street, the better to catch cool breezes.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[1][3]

The SC DAH summary is here.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Robert Brewton House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ James Dillon (February 15, 1977), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Robert Brewton HousePDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1969 and 1975PDF (32 KB)
  4. ^ Robert Brewton House, Charleston County (71 Church St., Charleston). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.


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