National Register of Historic Places

Patrick, Dr. John B., House

Sullivans Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed
February 9, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94001628

About this property

Dr. John B. Patrick House also known as the Patrick-Bherman-Smith House and Moultrieville Brothel, is a historic home located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story, symmetrical frame residence with a two-tiered, integral wraparound piazza. It features an expansive hipped roof with dormers and stairs that lead to the second tier of the piazza. A small rectangular frame structure, built about 1920 as a general store, is located on the property. The house was built c. 1870 by Dr. John B Patrick as a home for him and his family. They lived in the house until Patrick died in 1903, and Patrick left the house in his will to his son Charles. Shortly thereafter, Charles sold the house to William Bherman, who converted into a place of business. The first floor became a tavern, with a brothel operating out of the second and third floors. In 1920, Mary Smith and her sisters purchased the building and remodeled it to become three residential units. Smith lived in the building until she died and left it in her will to her niece, Ethyl Merrill, who lived there until c. 1974. Merill's granddaughter lived in the building until 1984. The property remained vacant for the next six years. Hurricane Hugo hit Sullivan's Island in November 1989 and greatly damaged the building. John Geer purchased the house in 1990 and began renovations. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

1820 Middle St.
Sullivans Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
32.75997, -79.84323

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Nearby Historic Sites

Battery Thomson
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0.1 mi
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
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Sullivan's Island Historic District
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0.2 mi
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Fort Moultrie Quartermaster and Support Facilities Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Fort Moultrie — Confederate Garrison Holds 1863-65
1863Civil War
0.3 mi
Fort Moultrie — Confederate Recapture December 1860
1860Civil War
0.7 mi
Confederate Defense of Battery Marshall — Sullivan's Island
1864Civil War
0.7 mi

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When was Patrick, Dr. John B., House listed on the National Register?

Patrick, Dr. John B., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1995.

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Patrick, Dr. John B., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Patrick, Dr. John B., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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