Robert William Roper House
Robert William Roper House | |
.jpg) Robert William Roper House | |
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| Location | 9 E. Battery St., Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Built | 1838 |
| Architect | possibly Edward B. White or Charles Friedrich Reichardt |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Charleston Historic District (ID66000964) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001692 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1973[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[2] |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 9, 1960 |
The Robert William Roper House is a historic house at 9 East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. It was built on land purchased by Robert W. Roper, a prominent cotton planter, in May 1838. The house is an outstanding example of early 19th Century Greek Revival architecture, built on a monumental scale. Although there are now two houses between the Roper House and White Point Garden to the south, at the time of its construction nothing stood between the house and the harbor beyond. "It is said that Mr. Roper intended his showcase home to be the first residence seen by visitors approaching Charleston from the sea."[3]
The authors of the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places (1973) speculated that Edward B. White was the architect, although no evidence is given in support of this. Others, including Jonathan H. Poston[4] and the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust,[3] have suggested Charles Friedrich Reichardt, a highly regarded Prussian architect, who was working in Charleston at the time on the new Charleston Hotel [now demolished], built in the Greek Revival style.
The house was purchased in 1929 by Solomon Guggenheim of New York. It was acquired in 1968 by Richard Jenrette, who restored it, completing in the early 1980s what Jonathan H. Poston calls "one of America's most notable restorations of a Greek Revival house."[citation needed]
The Roper House was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[2][5]
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Robert William Roper House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ a b "Roper House: Charleston, South Carolina," Classical American Homes Preservation Trust. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ Poston, Jonathan H. The Buildings of Charleston: A Guide to the City's Architecture. University of South Carolina Press, 1997, p. 219.
- ^ Tray Stephenson and Bernard Kearse (April 20, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Robert William Roper House" (pdf). National Park Service.
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External links
- Roper House - Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, history and tour information.
- Robert William Roper House, Charleston County (9 E. Battery, Charleston), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
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