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The Accidental Preservationist

An unexpected journey

East elevation of the Chancognie House.

 

The Chancognie House

 

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What is The AP?

Join me on an unexpected journey in restoration and research at the circa 1810 Simon Jude Chancognie House in Charleston, South Carolina and beyond.

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A #throwback to last Thursday when Charleston was preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Fortunately those preparations were not necessary this time, but suffice to say that Charleston residents know how to stack a sandbag. #theaccidentalpreservationist
It was such a pleasure to have @tomsavage1775 back in Charleston! Thank you for such an insightful virtual visit to @winterthurmuse - suffice to say that I must make a return visit soon! #theaccidentalpreservationist
There was an upside to closing the shutters at the Chancognie House in advance of Hurricane Florence - the discovery of an original pintle and shutter dog on a third floor window. There are a variety of later shutter dogs on the second and third floor - you can see a modern S-style one behind the original in the second slide, so I have long wondered what the original shutter dogs would have looked like. There is original hardware for the panel shutters on the first floor, but the the hardware for the louvered shutters on the upper floors remained a mystery until now. Having reproductions made of this original hardware is now on the list of things to do. Thanks to @unrepentantclassicist for the find and apologies for the pictures - I need to hone my hanging out a third floor window to take pictures skills (hopefully my mother is not reading this). #theaccidentalpreservationist #chancogniehouse
The sun was out here in Charleston today and it was time to start opening up the Chancognie House. This will be happening at a lot of properties here such as these on Anson Street (second and third slides) and on State Street (last two slides). We were incredibly fortunate here and my thoughts are with those who are still dealing with and will be dealing with the impact of Hurricane Florence in the days, weeks and months ahead. #theaccidentalpreservationist #chancogniehouse
While many are just decorative in new construction, historically shutters were designed to be functional. I use them here at the Chancognie House and it was great to see so many in use throughout downtown Charleston. #theaccidentalpreservationist
Much of Charleston remained shuttered this morning, but @classicalamericanhomes’s Roper House and others on the Battery seem to have weathered the storm quite well here. We were very fortunate not to see the worst of Florence here and my thoughts are with those in areas that have felt her wrath. #theaccidentalpreservationist

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