William Ravenel House
The William Ravenel House is an historic house in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
History
[edit]The house was built in 1845 by shipping merchant William Ravenel. The drawing room runs the entire width of the house and is perhaps the largest drawing room in Charleston.[1]
The house suffered severe damage in the 1886 Charleston earthquake;[2] its giant order Tower of the Winds portico was destroyed, leaving only the base. One of the capitals from the columns was unearthed 73 years later when Hurricane Gracie felled a tree which had grown atop the capital where it had fallen and been imbedded in the soft soil.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Daniel Elliott Huger (1917). The Dwelling Houses of Charleston, South Carolina. J.B. Lippincott Company. p. 183.
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- ^ Smith, Alice R. Huger; Smith, D.E. Huger (2007). The Dwelling Houses of Charleston. Charleston: The History Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9781596292611.
- ^ Smith, W.H.J. (November 20, 1967). "Earthquake Changed Facade Of East Battery Home". Charleston News & Courier. pp. 13A. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "Do You Know Your Charleston?". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 3, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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