Gibbes Tenement, 371 Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Significance: The Gibbes Tenement, 371 Meeting Street, is a modest residential structure, typical of those built in Charleston during the first half of the nineteenth century. While documentary evidence as to the exact date of construction is inconclusive, architectural detailing suggests that the house was built ca. 1835. Typical of the Charleston "single house," the long, one-room wide structure faces Meeting Street and extends back along the north property line. Although altered, the building is rated Group 3, "Significant," in the 1973 Historic Architecture inventory of Charleston by Carl Feiss and Russell Wright. Group 3 is defined as: "Good architectural quality. Vernacular. Of less sophistication and refinement than 'Excellent.' Modest, appealing, curious, interesting. To be retained and protected."
Survey number: HABS SC-632
Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction