Dewees-Gadsden House, 80 Alexander Street

Description:

Photograph of the brick posts and wrought-iron gate at 80 Alexander Street. The historic marker erected on the left post by the local Society of the Sons of the Revolution in 1905 reads, "Near this spot once stood the Liberty Tree where Colonial independence was first advocated by Christopher Gadsden A.D. 1766 and where ten years later the Declaration of Indpendence was first heard and applauded by South Carolinians."

The house was built for William Dewees who later left it to his daughter Jane, wife of Reverend Christopher E. Gadsden, (later Bishop Gadsden). They occupied it as their main residence until 1837.

• Title: Dewees-Gadsden House, 80 Alexander Street
• Photographer: Johnson, George W., 1858-1934
• Date: Undated

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Charleston Historic Houses
• Object Id: MK 6194
• Address: 80 Alexander Street

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