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Paul Hamilton House (Ruins), Russell Creek, Edisto Island, Charleston County, SC
- Title: Paul Hamilton House (Ruins), Russell Creek, Edisto Island, Charleston County, SC
- Other Title: Brick House
- Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
- Related Names:
Hamilton, Paul
Young, Elizabeth J
Preservation Society of Charleston
Edistow Tribe
Earl of Shaftesbury
Percival, Andrew
Grimball, Paul
Grimball, Mary
Maxwell, William
Maxwell, James R
Jenkins, Joseph
Chisholm, Sarah
Chisholm, Alexander
Young, Simons
Hamilton Family
Jenkins Family
Hamilton, Paul, Jr
Waterman, Thomas T. , historian
Waterman, Thomas T. , photographer
Waterman, Thomas T. , delineator
Nichols, Frederick D. , delineator
Simons, Albert , field team
Stoney, S. G. , field team
Arzola, Robert R. , program coordinator
Leifeste, Amalia , faculty sponsor
Hudgins, Carter L. , faculty sponsor
Hlavin, Kim , field team
Howard, Katherine , field team
Kamath, Rucha , field team
Marks, Dana , delineator
Mendelson, Amy , field team
Payne, Chelsea , field team
Ross, Kerri , field team
Stewart, Sada , delineator
Tenny, Christopher , field team
Waters, Kendra , field team
West, Kyunhea , field team
Clemson University/College of Charleston, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation , sponsor
McPartland, Mary , transmitter - Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
- Medium:
Photo(s): 10
Measured Drawing(s): 10
Data Page(s): 13 - Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html)
- Call Number: HABS SC,10-EDIL,1-
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- Significance: The Paul Hamilton House, locally known as Brick House, left in ruin since the 1936 HABS record of the building, speaks to the architectural exploration and cultural traditions of the elite plantation class in South Carolina during the early eighteenth century and a structure's ruination over time. Brick House continues to have integrity to tell the story of its past, but also shows significant deterioration. Owners purchased the land as early as 1703, but there was not a permanent structure on the property until 1725. The distinct evocation of wealth in the private plantation house offers significant depth to the portfolio of historic plantation architecture in the region. Brick House is distinct from other plantations. It is one of the earliest examples of plantation architecture, and the ruins maintain proof of the original construction methods including floor joist patterns. The quality and use of the building materials employed for this project signifies not only the lasting durability of the structure. It is a dwelling of the utmost importance, because its construction reflects the wealth and command of construction knowledge that both the Hamilton family and the builders possessed. Passed from generation to generation Brick House has stayed within two families, the Hamilton family and the Jenkins family, and represents the cultural significance of familial plantation ties in the Lowcounrty. The nearly three-hundred-year-old ruins are the remnants of an architecturally and historically significant structure. Documenting them in their ruined state adds a layer of accuracy and realism and demonstrates how the passage of time has impacted the building.
- Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9
- Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2365
- Survey number: HABS SC-1
- Building/structure dates: ca. 1725 Initial Construction
- Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work
- National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000580
- Subjects:
- Place:
- Latitude/Longitude: 32.601709, -80.325097
- Collections:
- Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/sc0228/
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- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: HABS SC,10-EDIL,1-
- Medium:
Photo(s): 10
Measured Drawing(s): 10
Data Page(s): 13
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- Call Number: HABS SC,10-EDIL,1-
- Medium:
Photo(s): 10
Measured Drawing(s): 10
Data Page(s): 13
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