Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Robert Brewton House, built in 1730, is the oldest dated "single" house in Charleston, South Carolina. A single house is one room wide, with the narrow end towards the street, the better to catch cool breezes.The property upon which the house is built was purchased by Robert Brewton on March 15, 1712, and he sold it on January 5, 1722. An ad for the property referred to a tenement in which Brewton lived, suggesting that the house was built at least by 1721. A deed for the neighboring house at 73 Church St. also referred to the building in 1733.Robert Brewton had been born in 1698 and was married twice. At times he was a church warden and a captain for the Charlestown militia. He was elected to the Commons House of Assembly in 1736 and became the powder receiver in 1745.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.The SC DAH summary is here.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- Robert_Brewton_House abstract "Robert Brewton House, built in 1730, is the oldest dated "single" house in Charleston, South Carolina. A single house is one room wide, with the narrow end towards the street, the better to catch cool breezes.The property upon which the house is built was purchased by Robert Brewton on March 15, 1712, and he sold it on January 5, 1722. An ad for the property referred to a tenement in which Brewton lived, suggesting that the house was built at least by 1721. A deed for the neighboring house at 73 Church St. also referred to the building in 1733.Robert Brewton had been born in 1698 and was married twice. At times he was a church warden and a captain for the Charlestown militia. He was elected to the Commons House of Assembly in 1736 and became the powder receiver in 1745.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.The SC DAH summary is here.".