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How did Charleston Green come about? - ANSWERS-It was once a bright green color popular for houses and shutters, over time the pigments degraded and became a dark black-green color, popular in present times What is the Carolopolis Award Program? - ANSWERS-An award given by the Preservation Society to award excellence of external preservation and restoration in the city When was the Carolopolis award program first established? - ANSWERS- 1953 Who was the first director of the Historic Charleston Foundation? - ANSWERS-Francis Ravenel Edmunds When was the Pinckney Mansion built and destroyed? - ANSWERS- 1740s destroyed in a fire in 1861 When was the Gabriel Manigault House built and destroyed? - ANSWERS- 1782 - 1805, demolished to build a gas station in the late 1920s
What type of architecture was 25 East Battery? When was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-Greek Revival, heavily shelled in the civil war, replaced in 1883- 86 When was the Weyman house built and destroyed? - ANSWERS- 1822 demolished in 1949 and replaced by the Rivers Federal Building What type of architecture was the Marks department store, when was it built and when was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-Richardsonian romanesque, 1891, demolished in 1955 for a newer building When was the Thompson Auditorium Built, when was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-1899, destroyed in a fire in 1970 When was the Charleston Hotel Built, by who? What style? when was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-1830s, Charles Reichardt, Greek Revival, Demolished in 1960 for a motor lodge When was the Charleston Orphanage built, when was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-1790s, demolished for a Sears and Roebuck department store in 1951. When was the Orphan House Chapel destroyed, who designed it? - ANSWERS-Designed by Gabriel Manigault, destroyed for a sears parking lot in 1951
When was the Brown Fellowship Society Founded? - ANSWERS- 1790 When was the Humane Brotherhood founded? - ANSWERS- 1843 When did Jim Crow Laws begin? - ANSWERS-1890s making segregation in the South legal Who was Anna Decosta Banks? - ANSWERS-The first head nurse of the Cannon St Hospital What is 17 Chalmers street called? - ANSWERS-The Pink House What were the three ships that were initially used for the voyage to Carolina? - ANSWERS-Carolina, Port Royal, Albermarle Who were John Sr., Elizabeth and John Jr.? - ANSWERS-The first recorded African slave family to arrive. They arrived in 1670 on the Three Brothers Who was Edward Teach? - ANSWERS-Blackbeard the Pirate. He menaced Charles Towne in 1718 Who was Stede Bonnet? - ANSWERS-The "gentleman pirate". An educated, aristocratic, former royal navy pirate that was eventually hung in White Point Gardens
What are the names of the two prominent women pirates of the early 18th century? - ANSWERS-Anne Bonny and Mary Read When did the Battle of Fort Sullivan begin? - ANSWERS-June 28, 1776 What is Fort Sullivan known as today? - ANSWERS-Fort Moultrie after Colonel William Moultrie The introduction of rice transformed the lowcountry into what type of society? - ANSWERS-A plantation society When and where was the Democratic convention of 1860 held? - ANSWERS-On April 23, 1860 at Institute Hall (currently 134 Meeting Street) What was the name of the Federal ship that was fired at causing the official start of the Civil war? - ANSWERS-The Star of the West When was Jefferson Davis elected President of all seceded states? - ANSWERS-February 1861 Who was Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard? - ANSWERS-A native of New Orleans that commanded the confederate forces in Charleston at the start of the civil war and 1862
Who is Elizabeth O'neill Verner? - ANSWERS- 1883 - 1979, created and perfected vernercolor. Known for etchings sold to tourists What is vernercolor - ANSWERS-applying layers of pastel to silk mounted on wood Who is Alfred Hutty? - ANSWERS- 1877 - 1954, served as director of the Gibbes Art Gallery, from Woodstock NY, became a prominent etcher Edwin Augustus Harleston? - ANSWERS- 1882 - 1931, an african american artist, the citys stongest and academically trained artist. Went to Avery institute and Museum of Fine arts in Boston. Known for portraits of middle class African Americans Anne Heyward Taylor - ANSWERS- 1879 - 1956, Graduated from the SC college for Women in 1897, studied under William Merritt Chase, well traveled, known for colorful woodblock prints of flowers and streets John Bennett - ANSWERS- 1865 - 1956, a CR writer, author of Master Skylark and Doctor to the Dead. A northerner from Ohio, had particular interest in Gullah culture DuBose Heyward - ANSWERS- 1885 - 1940, Wrote the novel of Porgy in 1925. Took particular interest in African American Culture
Josephine Pinckney - ANSWERS- 1895 - 1957, A CR author, Went to Columbia University, Radcliffe and Boston University. Most famous book was Three O'Clock Dinner Hervey Allen - ANSWERS- 1889 - 1949, CR author, collaborator with DuBose Heyward, wrote Carolina Chansons, a biography of Edgar Allen Poe, Israfel and Anthony Adverse Beatrice Witte Ravenel - ANSWERS- 1870 - 1956, CR poet, her first poems were published in the Harvard monthly. Later she was published in Harpers, The Saturday Evening Post. Her only book was published in 1926 called the Arrow of Lightning What was the name of the destroyer the Charleston Naval yard built during WWI? how many other ships were built there during this time?
- ANSWERS-Tillman, the gunboat the Asheville and eight other ships Name all the years in recent history that major storms were recorded in history. - ANSWERS-1698, 1699, 1752, 1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959, 1989, and 2016 What magnitude was the great earthquake of 1886? - ANSWERS-7. on todays richter scale When did the Great Earthquake occur? - ANSWERS-August 31, 1886 at 9:51pm
Where is the Old Powder Magazine located? - ANSWERS- 79 Cumberland st When was the Old Powder Magazine Built and in what style? - ANSWERS-1713 Early Colonial What is 54 Hasell St? - ANSWERS-William-Rhett house When was the William-Rhett house built and in what style? - ANSWERS-1712 Early Colonial Where is the Thomas Rose House? - ANSWERS- 59 Church St When was 59 Church St built and in what style? - ANSWERS- 1735 Early Colonial Where is the John Lining House? - ANSWERS- 106 Broad St When was the John Lining House Built and in what style? - ANSWERS-1715, Early Colonial Where is St. Michaels Episcopal Church? - ANSWERS- 80 Meeting st When was 80 Meeting street built and in what style? - ANSWERS- Georgian, 1752- 1761
Who built St Michaels Episcopal Church? - ANSWERS-Samuel Cardy = Contractor Humphrey Summers = mason What is at 122 East Bay st? - ANSWERS-The Old Exchange Building When was The old Exchange building built and in what style? - ANSWERS- 1767 - 71 Georgian Who built the Old Exchange? - ANSWERS-Architect-William Rigby Naylor Builder - Peter and John Adam Horlbeck Where is the Miles Brewton House and when was it built? - ANSWERS-27 King st. in 1769 What style is 27 King st? Who built it? - ANSWERS-Georgian, Ezra Waite, John Lord, Thomas Woodin= wood carvers/workers Richard Moncrieff - contractor What are two other names for Federal style architecture? - ANSWERS-Adamesque and Neoclassical Where is City Hall? - ANSWERS- 80 Broad St
Who built the Cathedral of St luke and St Paul, when, and in what style? - ANSWERS-John and James Gordon, 1811-16, federal When was Early Colonial a popular architecture style? - ANSWERS- 1690 - 1740 When was Georgian a popular architecture style? - ANSWERS- 1700 - 1790 When was federal a popular architecture style? - ANSWERS- 1790 - 1820 When was Classic Revival a popular architecture style? - ANSWERS- 1820 - 1875 Where is the First Baptist Church and who built it? - ANSWERS- 61 - 63 Church st. Robert Mills When was the First Baptist Church Built and in what style? - ANSWERS- 1819 - 22 Classic Revival Where is the Fireproof Building and when was it built? - ANSWERS- 100 Meeting St 1822- 27 Who built the Fireproof Building and in what style? - ANSWERS- Robert Mills, Classical Revival
What is located at 105 Meeting St? - ANSWERS-Hibernian Hall Who built Hibernian Hall and when? What style? - ANSWERS- Thomas U Walter, 1839-41, Classical Revival Where is the Beth Elohim Synagogue? - ANSWERS- 90 Hasell St Who built the Beth Elohim Synagogue, when, and what style? - ANSWERS-Cyrus Warner, 1840-41, classical revival Where is the Robert William Roper House? - ANSWERS- 9 East Battery Who built the Robert William Roper House, when, and what style? - ANSWERS-Charles Reichart, 1838-39, classical revival What is at 188 Meeting st? - ANSWERS-Market Hall Who built Market Hall, when and in what style? - ANSWERS- Edward B White, 1840-41, classical revival Where is Centenary Methodist Church? - ANSWERS- 60 Wentworth St
Who built the French Huguenot Church, when and in what style? - ANSWERS-Edward B White, 1844-45, gothic revival Where are the slave quarters of the Aiken-Rhett house, when were they built and in what style? - ANSWERS- 48 Elizabeth St. 1830s, gothic revival Where is the Grace Episcopal Church? - ANSWERS- 100 Wentworth St. When was the Grace Episcopal Church built, by who, and what style?
- ANSWERS- 1847 - 48, Edward B White, Gothic Revival Where is the George Washington Cooper House, when was it built and in what style? - ANSWERS- 13 Franklin St, 1850, gothic revival When was the Italianate architecture style popular? - ANSWERS- 1850 - 1885 Where is the John Ashe House? - ANSWERS- 26 South Battery Who built the John Ashe House, when and in what style? - ANSWERS-Edward C Jones, 1853. Italianate What is at 34 Smith St? - ANSWERS-Robertson-Pickens House
When was the Robertson-Pickens House built, by who and in what style? - ANSWERS-1853, Edward C Jones, Italianate Where is the SG Courtenay Building? - ANSWERS- 11 Broad St Who built the SG Courtenay Building when and in what style? - ANSWERS-Edward B White, 1856, Italianate What is located at 16 Meeting St? - ANSWERS-The Calhoun Mansion Who built the Calhoun Mansion when and in what style? - ANSWERS-William P Russell, 1879, Italianate When was the Victorian style of architecture popular? - ANSWERS- 1860 - 1900 What are the sub categories of victorian style architecture? - ANSWERS-Second Empire Eastlake Queen Anne Shingle Richardsonian Romanesque Where is the Francis Silas Rogers Mansion? - ANSWERS- 149 Wentworth St
When was the Riviera Theatre built, by who and in what style? - ANSWERS- 1937 - 39, Charles C Benton and Sons, Art Deco Where is the Martschink Building located, when was it built and in what style? - ANSWERS-26 Cumberland St, 1941-42, art-deco What is located at 414 King St? - ANSWERS-The Chase Furniture Company When was the Chase Furniture Company Built, by who and in what style? - ANSWERS-1945, Augustus Constantine, art-deco When was Colonial Revival architecture popular? - ANSWERS- 1880 - 1955 When was Beaux-arts classicism architecture popular? - ANSWERS- 1880 - 1930 When was the Craftsmen style architecture popular? - ANSWERS- 1905 - 1930 What is located at 135 Meeting st? - ANSWERS-Gibbes Museum of Art When was the Gibbes Museum of Art built, by who and in what style?
- ANSWERS-1905, Frank P Milburn, Beaux-arts
Where is the C Bissell Jenkins House - ANSWERS- 52 Murray Avenue When was the C Bissell Jenkins House built, by who and in what style? - ANSWERS-1913, Walker and Burden, Colonial Revival What is located at 371 King st? - ANSWERS-Garden Theatre When was the Garden Theatre built, by who and in what style? - ANSWERS- 1917 - 18, CK Howell and David B Heyer, Beaux-arts Where is the Halsey House when was it built and in what style? - ANSWERS-66 Barre St, 1910 Craftsmen style English Bond - ANSWERS- Flemish Bond - ANSWERS- quoins - ANSWERS- ballustrades - ANSWERS- paterae - ANSWERS-
