The Whispers of Charleston

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The Whispers of Charleston is a history podcast hosted by Whispers of Charleston, with 67 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Whispers of Charleston hosts The Whispers of Charleston, a history show with 67 episodes published.

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  Episode #49

  7-11 Broad Street

  Aug 21, 20263 min

  Today were gonna stop at 7-11 Broad street and talk about the Martin Building, the Shingler Building, the S.G Courtenay & Co Bookstore building

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  Episode #48

  3 Broad Street Walker, Evans, and Cogswell Building

  Aug 19, 20264 min

  Walker, Evans & Cogswell Building Constructed 1853-54: rehabilitation 1983-84 Edward C. Jones and Francis Lee. architects James P. and R. Earl. contractors This building was constrcuted for Edward Sebring, president of the State Bank next door. Four stories tall. 3 Broad is made of Charleston grey brick laid in Flemish bond with brownstone cornice and sills on the basket-arched windows of the upper levels. A bracketed cornice of pressed metal extends across the parapet roofline. The Italianate style of the building was a popular one in Charleston in the 1850s. and it was a style in which Jones & Lee excelled. Its first occupants were bookseller Samuel G. Courtenay, on the first floor, and publishers Walker & James, on the upper floors. In 1856, the building was acquired by Walker Evans & Cogswell, printers and publishers. This firm was founded in 1821 by John C. Walker. who was later joined by his brothers Joseph and Alexander. First located at 15 Broad St.. the stationary and bookbinding business moved in 1837 to present-day 117 East Bay. Meanwhile, in 1850, Joseph Walker partnered with Robert James in the firm, Walker & James, book publishers, the first tenants here. In 1852, John Walker and Benjamin F. Evans became partners as Walker & Evans. Three years later, Evans' brother-in-law Harvey Cogswell joined the partnership and it was renamed Walker, Evans & Cogswell. The business has retained that name ever since, though Walker became a silent partner role in 1860. Walker, Evans & Cogswell purchased 3 Broad St. and joined it in the rear with 117 East Bay to form a single L-shaped building. The company was retained as printers to the Secession Convention, printing the minutes of the convention and the documents that communicated the secession to other Southern states. The Ordinance of Secession was lithographed here. During the war, the firm printed small denomination currency, government bonds, the Soldier's Prayer Book, books on war tactics, stamps and medical books for the Confederacy When the Union blockade tightened around Charleston and Union shells began to land in the city (one hit the State Bank next door), the firm moved to Columbia, where it continued printing Confederate documents and money until Columbia fell to Gen. Sherman in February 1865. After the war, the firm returned to Charleston, relocating at Meeting and Market streets for two years before moving back to 3 Broad St In 1909, a two-story printing plant was built to the south of the older buildings at East Bay and Elliott streets. The firm continued to occupy this building until 1982, when the property was sold

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  Episode #47

  Broad Street

  Aug 18, 20265 min

  Designers of Charles Town's Grand Model in 1680 followed a tradition in city planning that owes its origin to Roman custom and Renaissance vision: a common public space where civic institutions would establish buildings whose proximity to one another created the critical gravity that defined a community. Civic activities in Charleston have been centered along Broad Street, particularly at the Four Corners of Law intersection at Meeting Street, for almost 300 years, establishing this street as the city's heart of commerce and banking. Thus Charleston maintained its civic vitality within the heart of the city, a record of continuous use unsurpassed by any other American community. Preservationists who sought to restore the Charleston County Courthouse in its historic location after it was heavily damaged in Hurricane Hugo (1989) noted that more than 200 buildings along Broad Street depended on the judiciary function remaining at the city's center. If the courts moved away, as some city leaders argued, so would dependent professional offices. Vacated buildings would have to find alternative uses, the most likely being the southward expansion of the tourist-oriented commercial district around Market Street. Maintaining an office-oriented corridor along Broad Street serves as a critical buffer between the commercial Market district and the historic residential community south of Broad. Many of the buildings along Broad Street are excellent examples of adaptive reuse, changing and evolving over the years, yet retaining their historic integrity 1 Broad Street State Bank of South Carolina Building Constructed 1853: restored 1978 Edward C. Jones and Francis Lee. architects This Italian Renaissance Revival style building faced with Connecticut brownstone was designed by the Charleston architectural firm, Jones & Lee Edward C. Jones and Francis D. Lee). Jones had his office in this building in January 1857 Notable architectural features of the exterior include the lion head keystones on the first floor. Each lion's head is distinctive The building was constructed for the State Bank of South Carolina and cost an estimated $100.000 to build. During the Federal bombardment of the city (1863-65). the State Bank moved up the peninsula to Cannon Street. The building at 1 Broad Street was wrecked by the shelling, and the State Bank collapsed along with the Confederacy The building was rehabilitated and enlarged in 1868. For a time it was owned by George A. Trenholm. a cotton broker. former Treasurer of the Confederacv. and blockade runner. When the Federal government sued Trenholm and his associates after the war for import duties on the illegal blockade goods, his company went bankrupt. However, he reorganized his cotton brokerage business and remade another fortune. In 1875, the building was purchased by another local merchant and blockade runner, George Walton Williams. who founded the Carolina Savings Bank here. During the 1ate 19th century, the bank was located on the first floor. the office and exchange of Southern Bell on the second floor. and the local office of the U.S. Weather Bureau on the third floor The building continued to be used as a bank throughout the 20" century. In 1978-80. Bankers Trust completed a renovation of the building. During the renovation, a cannonball hole was found in one of the pine ceiling beams Cannonballs have also been found in the basement.

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  Episode #46

  30 1/2 Blake Street the Philip Simmons House and Workshop

  Aug 17, 20263 min

  BLAKE STREET Blake Street received its name from an early 18th century land grant to Joseph Blake consisting of about 200 acres in this area. Its most famous resident was blacksmith Philip Simmons. 9. T30 % Blake Street Philip Simmons' House and Workshop Born in 1912 on Daniel Island, Philip Simmons came to Charleston at the age of eight and was apprenticed to a master blacksmith who was former slave. His first ironwork was creating wheels for carriages, but as the automobile became more prevalent. the need for carriage wheels decreased. Simmons made the switch to ornamental ironwork and bv the 1940s was creating some of the most beautiful wrought iron gates, stair rails and window grills in the city. Simmons has been recognized nationally as a master craftsman and a cultural and artistic treasure. His workshop, a standing-seam tin Quonset hut, was also used by his mentor, who passed away in the 1950s. The workshop is in fragile condition and was listed on the 11 Most Endangered Properties in America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2007 in order to bring attention to the need for its long- term preservation. Simmons passed away on June 22, 2009, at the age of 97. The Philip Simmons Foundation, Inc was founded as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization in 1991, whose mission is to develop and maintain a commemorative garden in Simmons' honor and to preserve his legacy. His workshop at 30 %2 Blake Street is open to visitors Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Here his craft is being continued through the hands of his apprentices, his nephew Carlton Simmons and cousin Joseph "Ronnie Pringle. In 2010, his house was opened as a museum house with a gift shop featuring jewelry and gift items based on his designs

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  Episode #45

  New episode tomorrow

  Aug 16, 20261 min

  Hey guys sorry for not having a new episode drop the last few days. work has been a little crazy. I had a 13 hour drive home yesterday from New Orleans. But I promise I will have a new episode drop tomorrow. so thank y'all for barring with me.

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