William Ravenel House
The William Ravenel House is an historic house in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
History
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.
The house suffered severe damage in the 1886 Charleston earthquake; 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.
References
- ^ 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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