Nathaniel Russell House, 51 Meeting Street

Description:

Photograph of the entrance hall at the Nathaniel Russell House looking east toward the front door. A large, full length portrait of a woman (possibly Mary Roscoe Randolph) painted by W. Haskell Coffin in 1900 is prominently visible on the wall. A chandelier, several pieces of furniture and two rugs decorate the hallway and entrance way. Paine noted on reverse, "Nathaniel Russell Residence 51 Meeting Street Charleston S.C. 1815. Floating Stairway, rare architectural design. (Now Francis Pelzer.) Photo by M.B. Paine Nov. 1933. Collinear III.3 H.P. Graflex S.S. Pan Film 3#1 Floodlights F22. 30 secs."

Completed in 1808 for merchant Nathaniel Russell, it was designed by an unknown architect in the Federal-style. Constructed with delicate and elaborate details, this three-story town home features oval-shaped rooms, palladian windows, fanlights and a free-flying staircase. Francis J. and Mary Roscoe Randolph Pelzer purchased the house sometime after 1906 and lived there until his death in 1939 and her death in 1952.

• Title: Nathaniel Russell House, 51 Meeting Street
• Photographer: Paine, Morton Brailsford, 1883-1940
• Date: November 1933

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Morton Brailsford Paine Photographs
• Object Id: MK 1708b
• Address: 51 Meeting Street

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