Gov. Thomas Bennett House

Gov. Thomas Bennett House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	69 Barre St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°46′53″N 79°56′50″W / 32.78139°N 79.94722°W / 32.78139; -79.94722Coordinates: 32°46′53″N 79°56′50″W / 32.78139°N 79.94722°W / 32.78139; -79.94722
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1825
NRHP Reference #	78002496^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1978

The Gov. Thomas Bennett House is a National Register property located at 69 Barre St. in Charleston, South Carolina.^[2]^[3] It was built in approximately 1825 on land which had once belonged to architect and builder Thomas Bennett, Sr. (1754-1814). It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

History

Thomas Bennett, Sr.'s son, Thomas Bennett, Jr. (1781-1865), took over his father's lumber and milling business but was also active in state and local politics. He was superintendent of Charleston, South Carolina; a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (and was its speaker from 1814 to 1818); a member of the South Carolina Senate; and governor of the state. After his term as governor, Thomas Bennett, Jr. undertook the construction of this notable house on land which originally overlooked the rice and saw mills which he owned.

Architecture

The woodwork around the main entrance and along the piazzas on the south side are notable.

The interior is notable for its Regency details. There is a cantilevered stair; the only other cantilevered staircase in Charleston is at the Nathaniel Russell House at 51 Meeting St. The house's floorplan is a basic double house.

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ McNulty, Kappy; Mrs. Edward R. Ball (July 29, 1977). "Governor Thomas Bennett House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
↑ "Governor Thomas Bennett House, Charleston County (69 Barre St., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

Sources

Robert Stockton, Information for Guides of Historic Charleston, South Carolina 98-99 (1985).

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