National Register of Historic Places

Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed
June 5, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100001037

About this property

The Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages are four small worker housing units at 193–199 Jackson Street in Charleston, South Carolina. They are simple frame structures with gabled roofs and front piazzas, built in the 1890s to meet demand for worker housing. The stylistic appellation "freedman's cottage" is based on the incorrect belief that these types of houses were originally commonly built for recently emancipated African Americans after the American Civil War. "Charleston cottage" is used to refer to the house. These four cottages were recently rehabilitated by Cameron Glaws of Brown-Glaws Contractors. The renovation of the Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages started in April 2018 and was completed in December 2018. The buildings were rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The rehabilitation of these historic buildings included the use of State and Federal Historic Tax Credits. The cottages were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

Location

193-199 Jackson St.
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
32.79909, -79.94158

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages listed on the National Register?

Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2017.

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Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages is recorded as the industrial era.

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