Plans of the Charleston Orphan House, 1852.

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Plans of the Charleston Orphan House, 1852.

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This series consists of architectural drawings of the Charleston Orphan House. These plans for renovating the Orphan House were submitted by Charleston architects Jones and Lee in 1852. The board of commissioners approved the plans, and the construction took place from 1853-1855.

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South Carolina. Department of Archives and History

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Jones and Lee (Firm: Charleston, S.C.)

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Charleston Orphan House

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The Charleston Orphan House, the first municipal orphanage in the U.S., was created by an act of the city council on October 18, 1790, at the instigation of council member, John Robertson. By this act, the Orphan House was charged with "supporting and educating poor orphan children, and those of poor distressed and disabled parents, who are unable to maintain them". The Orphan House stood on the corner of St. Philip and Calhoun Streets. It officially opened on October 18, 1794, and ...