Brewton, Robert, House
Historic house in South Carolina, United States in Charleston, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Robert Brewton House is a historic house at 71 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. With a construction date at or before 1730, it is the oldest dated example of a "single" house. A single house is one room wide, with the narrow end towards the street, the better to catch cool breezes. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 71 Church St., Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000700 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 4 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 71 Church St., Charleston, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.77463, -79.92931 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Buck Hall Recreation Area 28 mi |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000700. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.