9 Pitt Street, a biography of a Charleston single house and its most prominent occupants, by: Kenneth G. Marolda
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9 Pitt Street, a biography of a Charleston single house and its most prominent occupants, by: Kenneth G. Marolda
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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contains biographical information
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no index present
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non fiction
Main title
9 Pitt Street
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bibliography
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by: Kenneth G. Marolda
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a biography of a Charleston single house and its most prominent occupants
Summary
"Located mid-block on Pitt Street between Wentworth and Beaufain Street, in Charleston, South Carolina, 9 Pitt Street is a three-story Greek revival style, Charleston Single type building that was built in the late 1830's or early 1840's by the Lanneau Family.... [I]t is a physical and tangible embodiment of Charleston's rich past and its biography [is here] explored as an integral piece of Charleston's social and architectural heritage."--Leaf 1
Table Of Contents
Introduction and architectural description -- Harleston and Huger ownership -- Lanneau family ownership -- The Pitt Street Female Academy -- Renting 9 Pitt Street and the earthquake of 1886 -- The Gibbs family -- Pitt Street and the suffrage movement -- Jack Vane and architectural inventory -- Hurricane Hugo and modern renovations -- Present value and legal descriptions -- Conclusions
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Nine Pitt Street
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