William Gibbes House

Infobox_nrhp | name =William Gibbes House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Gibbes House
location= 64 S. Battery, Charleston, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 46
lat_seconds = 14.5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 79
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 58.66
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1775
architect= Unknown
architecture= Georgian
designated= April 15, 1970cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=977&ResourceType=Building |title=William Gibbes House |accessdate=2008-03-21|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 15, 1970cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000575The William Gibbes House, located at 64 South Battery, Charleston, South Carolina, was built for Mr. Gibbes between 1772 and 1788. The Smith family remodeled portions of the house in about 1800 in the Adamesque style including the marble steps in front. The cove-ceilinged ballroom is considered one of the most beautiful rooms in America. The wrought iron balustrade and lantern standards in front are considered among the best ironwork of the Adamesque period in Charleston.Robert P. Stockton, "Information for Guides of Historic Charleston, South Carolina" 410-11 (1985).]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000575.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: William Gibbes House] |32 KB|date=April 23, 1976 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000575.pdf "Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1969"] |32 KB]

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History declares it "is one of the finest two-story frame residences in America."cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710015/index.htm
title=William Gibbes House, Charleston County (64 S. Battery, Charleston) |accessdate=2008-03-21|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History]

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710015/index.htm William Gibbes House, Charleston County (64 S. Battery, Charleston)] , at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.sc0484 Gibbes House, 64 South Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC: 53 photos and supplemental material] , at Historic American Building Survey
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.sc0485 Gibbes House, Dependency, 64 South Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC: 5 photos] , at Historic American Building Survey
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.sc0486 Gibbes House, Necessary, 64 South Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC: one photo] , at Historic American Building Survey