George Chisolm House

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

The George Chisolm House is a two-and-one-half-story house located in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the first house to have been built upon the landfill project that formed Charleston, South Carolina's Battery.[1] The house is believed to have been built in 1810[2] and was built for trader George Chisolm[3][4] in the Federal style.[5] The garden to the south of the house was designed by Loutrel Briggs and later modified by Sheila Wertimer.[6][7] The address of the George Chisolm House is 39 East Bay Street; its former address was 39 East Battery Street.[8]

In 1877, the house was bought by Edwin P. Frost.[9] Frost served as a vestryman at St. Michael's Episcopal Church where he was responsible for hiring Tiffany & Co. to decorate its chancel.[9] At the same time, he had the company decorate the living room of 39 East Battery with gold leaf.[9] The decoration was removed in 1970.[7]

Beginning circa 1975, Lorna Colbert and her family (including son Stephen Colbert) occupied the house while she ran the carriage house as a bed and breakfast.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House)". Historic Charleston Foundation. Margaretta Childs Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Glenn Keyes, FAIA". Glenn Keyes Architects. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Chisolm, William Garnett. "Chisholm genealogy, being a record of the name from AD 1254" (PDF). p. 42. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Barry, Ann (19 December 1982). "Looking Ahead to Charleston in Bloom". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ Charleston Open Day Saturday, May 30, 2015 Visit 8 of Charleston’s finest private gardens
  7. ^ a b "East Battery". Charleston County Library. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House) | Photography Collection". Historic Charleston Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Leland, Isabella G. (February 20, 1961). "Restoration Retains Home's Charms". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. pp. B-1. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Aldridge, Rebecca (15 December 2015). 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.
  11. ^ 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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