George Chisolm House

Constructed about 1810,[1] in the Federal style,[2] for George Chisolm (1772-1835),[3] a factor,[4][5] the two-and-one-half story George Chisolm House is the first house to have been built upon the landfill project that formed Charleston, South Carolina's famous Battery.[6] The garden to the south of the house was designed by Loutrel Briggs, and later modified by Sheila Wertimer.[7][8] The address is 39 East Bay Street, it formerly was 39 East Battery Street.[9]

The George Chisolm House is at 39 East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina.

In 1877, the house was bought by Edwin P. Frost.[10] Mr. Frost served as a vestryman at St. Michael's Episcopal Church where he was responsible for hiring Tiffany & Co. to decorate its chancel.[10] At the same time, he had the company decorate the living room of 39 East Battery with gold leaf.[10] The decoration was removed in 1970.[8]

Circa 1975, Lorna Colbert and family occupied the house and ran the carriage house as a bed and breakfast.[11][12]

See also

References
  1. "Glenn Keyes, FAIA". Glenn Keyes Architects. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. Barry, Ann (19 December 1982). "Looking Ahead to Charleston in Bloom". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. "George Chisolm (1772-1835)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Chisolm, William Garnett. "Chisholm genealogy, being a record of the name from AD 1254" (PDF). p. 42. Retrieved 21 August 2020. https://electricscotland.com/webclans/atoc/chishol.html
  5. Chisholm, William Garnett (1914). Chisholm genealogy, being a record of the name from A. D. 1254; with short sketches of allied families. New York: The Knickerbocker Press. p. 42. Retrieved 21 August 2020. George Chisolm, the elder factor, died intestate.
  6. "39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House)". Historic Charleston Foundation. Margaretta Childs Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. Charleston Open Day Saturday, May 30, 2015 Visit 8 of Charleston’s finest private gardens
  8. "East Battery". Charleston County Library. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. "39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House) | Photography Collection". Historic Charleston Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. Leland, Isabella G. (February 20, 1961). "Restoration Retains Home's Charms". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. pp. B-1. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. Aldridge, Rebecca. Stephen Colbert. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4994-6260-9. Lorna hadn't remarried, and she was running a bed-and-breakfast out of a carriage house.
  12. Austin, Tom (May 14, 2014). "Stephen Colbert's Favorite Things to Do in Charleston". Travel + Leisure. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2020. Back then, if I booked a guest, I got ten percent. A kid could have a whole weekend of fun on fifteen bucks......We’d go swimming off Sullivan’s Island


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