Hand-colored, linen map showing Charleston peninsula existing lot area per dwelling from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. The maps shows lots less than 1,000 square feet; lots more than 1,000 square feet and less than 1,500 square feet; lots more than 1,500 square feet and less than 2,500 square feet; lots more than 2,500 square feet and less than 3,000 square feet; lots more than 3,000 square feet and less than 4,500 square feet; and lots greater than 4,500 square feet. Map measure 47" by 63".
Black and white photograph of an outdoor seating area in Charleston, South Carolina. There is a white border around the photograph with two holes punched through the left of the photograph. The photograph shows two stone picnic tables in the center of a grass area. There is a sidewalk intersecting the grass area. Behind the tables is a stone wall covered in foliage. The grass area is bordered by three structures to the left, right, and back.
Hand-colored, linen map showing Charleston peninsula heights of buildings from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Height in stories is indicated by color coding. Map shows buildings of three stories or more. Map measures 42" by 60".
Hand-colored, linen map showing Charleston peninsula existing business properties, public garages, and gasoline service stations from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Map measures 46.75" by 63".
The Report of Survey of Charleston Orphan House, prepared by the Child Welfare League of America, is a detailed survey of the Charleston Orphan House from 1948. The Orphan House was established in 1790, and its building on Calhoun Street opened in 1794. The survey provides information on the institution's history, management, leadership, building, and childcare, and includes recommendations for improvement. These suggestions from the Child Welfare League were based on emerging ideas about childcare and social work. The survey was published before the relocation of the orphanage to Oak Grove Plantation in 1951 and the building's destruction in 1956.
Hand-colored, linen map showing Charleston peninsula lot occupancy from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Map is color coded to show lot occupancy percentages on the peninsula. Map measures 46.5" x 63".
Hand-colored, linen map showing Charleston peninsula existing lot uses from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Map shows one, two, and multiple dwelling units, service stations, garages, industrial sites, and railroads. Information on map was compiled during field observations made from October through December 1930. Map measures 46.25" by 63."
Hand-colored, linen map showing Charleston peninsula existing depths of front yards (5 feet and under, 6 to 14 feet, 15 to 24 feet, 25 feet and over). Map reflects Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Map measures 47" by 63".
Linen map showing distribution of schools in Charleston from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Map shows school district lines, developed and undeveloped school properties and racial population disbursement indicated by white circles for white residents and black circles for black residents. Map is found on page 11 of the Report of the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Map measures 41.25" by 59".
Linen map showing existing and proposed parks; thoroughfares; schools; residential, business, and industrial districts; and suggested streets from Murray Boulevard to the northern limits of the city at Mount Pleasant Road. Residential districts are identified by racial makeup and labeled as white residence and colored residence districts. Map is found on page 11 of the Report of the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Map measure 41" by 59".
