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Col. Simon Magwood House, 61-63 Smith Street
Col. Simon Magwood House, 61-63 Smith Street

Harleston Village House Protected Through HCF Revolving Fund

Author: Ginny Bush
Publisher: For Immediate Release
Date: 11/01/2009
Website: More about the Edmunds Revolving Fund
Contact E-mail: w.hastie@historiccharleston.org

CHARLESTON, SC – Another historic house in the Harleston Village neighborhood will be restored and protected as a single family residence, aiding in the preservation of the neighborhood’s 19th century traditional character, thanks to Historic Charleston Foundation’s Edmunds Revolving Fund.

HCF completed the sale of the Charles Augustus Magwood House, 61-63 Smith St., to a private purchaser on November 2, 2009.

The Magwood House, a 2 ½ story single house built around 1823 by Col. Simon Magwood on a double lot, was purchased by HCF in 2008.

The impetus for HCF’s purchase of the house was the threatened redevelopment of the property as condominium project, a result that would have eliminated its large garden space and discouraged future efforts to maintain Harleston Village’s residential character. The property was sold subject to protective covenants, legally binding agreements, that will assure future protection of the property.

“Placing this historic dwelling in the hands of a purchaser who shares our commitment to its thoughtful rehabilitation and preservation greatly enhances our efforts to conserve the architecture and traditional character of this early 19th century neighborhood,” said Kitty Robinson, HCF’s Executive Director, adding that this sale “will add to our recent successes by placing another Harleston Village property with a preservation-minded owner.”

The sale marks the third property in the Harleston Village neighborhood to be preserved through HCF’s revitalized revolving fund. HCF first developed a national reputation for preservation through its original Revolving Fund program in the then-blighted Ansonborough neighborhood in the late 1950s and early ‘60s.

HCF recently purchased and resold the historic Hannah Groning House at 28 Montagu and the Henry Gerdts House at 13 Pitt through the Edmunds Revolving Fund as part of its effort to safeguard the Harleston Village neighborhood.

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