Branford-Horry House
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Branford-Horry House
Branford-Horry House
Backstory and Context
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Standing three stories tall at 59 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, Branford-Horry House is considered one of the greatest examples of Georgian architecture in the state. The house was built between 1765 and 1767 for William Branford. Branford was a wealthy Charleston planter. He sold the house, prior to is death, to his son-in-law, Thomas Horry. Horry's son Elias inherited the home upon Thomas Horry's death. Branford-Horry House stayed in the Horry family until 1853.
The house is a three-story Georgian townhouse, also called a "double house." It is primarily constructed of brick with stucco covered walls. It is five bays wide and has a two story piazza. The piazza extends over the public sidewalk.
The
house withstood a strange incident in 1988 when a speeding car crashed into it,
collapsing two columnns and slamming one into the front door.
It has
been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1970.