Edward C. Jones

Farmers' and Exchange Bank
The John Ashe, Jr. House at 26 South Battery, Charleston, South Carolina

Edward C. Jones (1822-1902)[1] was an American architect from Charleston, South Carolina.[2] A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and one is further designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark. His works include the following (with the first eight being NRHP-listed works):[3]

  • Farmers' and Exchange Bank (designed 1853, completed 1854), 141 East Bay St., Charleston, South Carolina, a National Historic Landmark
  • Magnolia Cemetery (1850), 70 Cunnington Ave., Charleston, South Carolina
  • Old Colleton County Jail, Jeffries Blvd., Walterboro, South Carolina
  • Orangeburg County Jail, 44 Saint John St., Orangeburg, South Carolina (with Francis D. Lee)
  • South Carolina National Bank of Charleston, 16 Broad St., Charleston, South Carolina
  • St. Mark's Church, W of Pinewood on SR 51, Pinewood, South Carolina
  • Walker Hall, SE of Spartanburg on SC 56, Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • Wofford College Historic District, Wofford College campus, Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • Trinity Methodist Church (1848), 273 Meeting St., Charleston, South Carolina
  • Vigilant Fire Engine House, State St., Charleston, South Carolina
  • Moultrie House (1850), a hotel on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina (no longer standing)
  • Roper Hospital (1849), Queen St., Charleston, South Carolina (no longer standing)
  • Col. John A.S. Ashe House (1853), 26 South Battery, Charleston, South Carolina
  • New Work House (a colored prison), southwest corner of Magazine and Logan Sts. (no longer standing)
  • Church of the Holy Cross (1850), Stateburg, South Carolina
  • Marlboro County Courthouse (1850), Bennettsville, South Carolina (rehabilitated 1981)
  • Palmetto Fire Co. (1850), 27 Anson St., Charleston, South Carolina
  • Aiken House (1851), a hotel in Aiken, South Carolina (no longer standing)
  • Shell Hall Hotel, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina (no longer standing)
  • Bank of Augusta (1852), Augusta, Georgia
  • Zion Presbyterian Church, Calhoun St., Charleston, South Carolina (no longer standing)
  • Flat Rock (Farmers') Hotel, Flat Rock, North Carolina
  • St. John in the Wilderness Church, Flat Rock, North Carolina
  • Calvary Church, Fletcher, North Carolina
  • Normal School of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina (no longer standing)
  • Friend Street Public School (1859), Legare and Broad Sts., Charleston, South Carolina (destroyed by fire, 1861)
  • German Fire Company Engine House (1851), 8 Chalmers St., Charleston, South Carolina (rehabilitated, 1981)

References

  1. ↑ Catherine W. Bishir (2012). "Edward C. Jones (1822-1902)". North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary. Raleigh, NC: Copyright & Digital Scholarship Center, North Carolina State University Libraries.
  2. ↑ Tray Stephenson and Bernard Kearse (April 19, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Farmers' and Exchange Bank" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying one photo, exterior, undated (32 KB)
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Further reading

  • Hudgins; Carter L., ed (1994). The Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry, 1670 – 1990. Charleston, South Carolina: Historic Charleston Foundation.
  • Jacoby, Mary Moore, ed (1994). The Churches of Charleston and the Lowcountry (hardback). Columbia South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-888-3. ISBN 978-0-87249-888-4.
  • Moore, Margaret H (1997). Complete Charleston: A Guide to the Architecture, History, and Gardens of Charleston. Charleston, South Carolina: TM Photography. ISBN 0-9660144-0-5.
  • Ravenel, Beatrice St. Julien (1904-1990); Julien, Carl (photographs); Carolina Art Association (1992). Architects of Charleston. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press. p. 295. ISBN 0-87249-828-X. LCCN 91034126.
  • Severens, Kenneth (1988). Charleston Antebellum Architecture and Civic Destiny (hardback). Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 0-87049-555-0. ISBN 978-0-87049-555-7
  • Smith, Alice R. Huger; Smith, D.E. Huger (1917). Dwelling Houses of Charleston, South Carolina. New York: Diadem Books.
  • Stockton, Robert, et. al (1985). Information for Guides of Historic Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina: City of Charleston Tourism Commission.
  • Stoney, Samuel Gaillard (1960). This is Charleston: a survey of the architectural heritage of a unique American city. Carolina Art Association. p. 137.
  • Whitelaw, Robert N. S.; Levkoff, Alice F. (1976). Charleston, come hell or high water: a history in photographs. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press. p. 89.
  • Waddell, Gene (2003). Charleston Architecture, 1670–1860 (hardback). 2. Charleston: Wyrick & Company. p. 992. ISBN 978-0-941711-68-5. ISBN 0-941711-68-4
  • Wells, John E.; Dalton, Robert E. (1992). The South Carolina architects, 1885–1935: a biographical dictionary. Richmond, Virginia: New South Architectural Press. ISBN 1-882595-00-9.
  • Weyeneth, Robert R. (2000). Historic Preservation for a Living City: Historic Charleston Foundation, 1947–1997. Historic Charleston Foundation Studies in History and Culture series. University of South Carolina Press. p. 256. ISBN 1-57003-353-6. ISBN 978-1-57003-353-7.



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