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The Daniel Elliott Huger House was the last home of a Royal governor in South Carolina.
John Bull bought the property in 1759 from the estate of George Eveleigh. Eveleigh had built a house at 39 Church Street on the large lot that had originally run from Church Street through the block to Meeting Street. The land later passed through the hands of Bull's widow and then to his granddaughters. Historians have been unable to determine which owner was responsible for building the house, but it was probably built around 1760.
The large double house (i.e., four rooms per floor with a central stair hall) is three stories tall and sits on a high foundation. The exterior has a stucco finish that might have been added following the earthquake of 1886. The three-story piazzas on the south side were added in the 20th century.
Lord and Lady William Campbell, the former Sarah Izard, were married in 1763. In 1775, they were residing in a house owned by Mrs. Blake, first cousin of Lady Campbell. During the tumultuous times before the start of the
The large double house (i.e., four rooms per floor with a central stair hall) is three stories tall and sits on a high foundation. The exterior has a stucco finish that might have been added following the earthquake of 1886. The three-story piazzas on the south side were added in the 20th century.
Lord and Lady William Campbell, the former Sarah Izard, were married in 1763. In 1775, they were residing in a house owned by Mrs. Blake, first cousin of Lady Campbell. During the tumultuous times before the start of the American Revolution
The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...
, Lord Campbell abandoned both his governmental duties and Lady Campbell. He fled via boat on the Vanderhorst Creek (which still ran near the back edge of the lot along what is today Water Street) to the British Man-of-war
In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently used in Europe. Although the term never acquired a specific meaning, it was usually rese ...
'' H.M.S. Tamar''. Thus ended the Royal governance of South Carolina.
Mrs. Blake's executor
An executor is someone who is responsible for executing, or following through on, an assigned task or duty.
The feminine form, executrix, is sometimes used.
Executor of will
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s sold the house to Col. Lewis Morris in 1795, who then sold it to his nephew-in-law Daniel Elliott Huger
Daniel Elliott Huger (June 28, 1779August 21, 1854) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born on Limerick plantation, Berkeley County (near Charleston), his father was Daniel Huger, a Continental Congressman and U.S. Representativ ...
in 1818.
The common name for the house was assumed when Daniel Elliott Huger bought the house in 1818.
See also
*Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741/1742May 30, 1804) was an American politician who served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1794.
Early life
Izard was born at "The Elms" near Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of H ...
*Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726 – January 22, 1798) was an American Founding Father, landowner, and developer from Morrisania, New York, presently part of Bronx County. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Conti ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huger, Daniel, House Houses in Charleston, South Carolina