Global InformationWilliam Enston Home information
Enston, William, Home | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
 One of the original twenty-four William Enston Home cottages | |
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| Location | 900 King St., Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°48′5″N 79°56′56″W / 32.80139°N 79.94889°W |
| Area | 12.1 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | W.B.W. Howe Jr.; Rudolph Hering et al. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000493[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 25, 1996 |
The William Enston Home, located at 900 King St., Charleston, South Carolina, is a complex of many buildings all constructed in Romanesque Revival architecture, a rare style in Charleston.[2][3] Twenty-four cottages were constructed beginning in 1887 along with a memorial chapel at the center with a campanile style tower, and it was reserved for white residents. An infirmary was added in 1931 and later converted into a superintendent's home.
In 2006, construction was undertaken on a series of additional cottages which were meant to complete the plan for the community. These cottages, located at the southern edge of the property, are reminiscent of the original design but lack the architectural detail of the originals. Today the complex is owned by the Housing Authority of Charleston and the restored cottages are home to persons of low to moderate income.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Poston, Jonathon H. (May 1, 1995). "The William Enston Home" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "The William Enston Home, Charleston County (900 King St., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 11, 2012.