Edmondston-Alston House
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The Edmondston-Alston House is a historic antebellum mansion on Charleston’s Battery, noted for its preserved 19th-century interiors, harbor views, and role in Civil War history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmondston-Alston House canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antebellum mansion
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Federal
ⓘ
Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Revival
|
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| builtFor | Charles Edmondston ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1820s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features |
historic decorative arts
ⓘ
original architectural details ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
19th-century furniture
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ paintings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Charleston’s antebellum elite society ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
formal drawing rooms
ⓘ
historic library ⓘ piazzas facing the harbor ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriod | antebellum era ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Fort Sumter
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Sumter area of Charleston Harbor
|
| laterOwnedBy | Charles Alston ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charleston Historic District ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
White Point Battery
ⓘ
surface form:
East Battery
|
| location |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| notedFor |
harbor views
ⓘ
preserved 19th-century interiors ⓘ role in American Civil War history ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Charleston Harbor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Charleston Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston’s Battery historic area
|
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| significance | example of Charleston antebellum urban mansion ⓘ |
| tourFocus |
19th-century domestic life in Charleston
ⓘ
Civil War-era Charleston history ⓘ |
| tourType |
history tour
ⓘ
house tour ⓘ |
| usedAs |
historic house museum
ⓘ
private residence ⓘ |
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