Grimke-Fraser Tenements

The Grimke-Fraser Tenements are at 55 King Street in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Grimke-Fraser Tenements were built in about 1762 on land that Frederic Grimke purchased in 1747.[1] The thick brick wall that divides the house into two halves and which projects through the roof is evidence of the house's early use as a rental property made of two side-by-side units.[1]

The property includes a separate kitchen house in the rear which is perhaps as old as the main house. An application for demolition of the kitchen house to make way for a new house on the rear of the lot was denied in 1974.[2]

The house's common name includes a reference to Charles Fraser, a noted Charleston artist who once occupied the property and whose artwork includes views from the windows of the house.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tour Features Snowden Home". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. February 19, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Stockton, Robert P. (July 26, 1974). "Demolition Permit Denied 55 King St.". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. pp. 8C. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

Coordinates: 32°46′26″N 79°55′57″W / 32.773876°N 79.932529°W / 32.773876; -79.932529

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