Interview with Richard (Dick) Jenrette
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- Title:
- Interview with Richard (Dick) Jenrette
- Date:
- 2005
- Interviewer:
- Robinson, Katharine S.
- Interviewee:
- Jenrette, Richard H. (1929-2018)
- Description:
- Interview with Richard (Dick) Jenrette. Mr. Jenrette discusses how he discovered Charleston; his purchases of the Roper House, the Blacklock House, and others; his involvement with the rebuilding of the Mills House Hotel; and his collecting of classical homes and antiques and his foundation Classic American Homes. He also speaks at length about his tenure as an HCF Trustee; about Frances Edmunds's impact on the success of Charleston; and about how Charleston has improved over the years. Other subjects include the Charleston Place project; HCF's success in Ansonborough; his thoughts on the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Mayor Riley; and the scourge of power lines.
- Collection Title:
- Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project
- Contributing Institution:
- Historic Charleston Foundation
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Jenrette, Richard H. (1929-2018)--Interviews
Historic Charleston Foundation--History - Topical Subject:
- Historic preservation--South Carolina--Charleston--History--20th century
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 2008.002.0034c
- Date Digital:
- 14/11/2019
- Digitization Specifications:
- MP4 derivative video created with Adobe Premiere Elements;Archival Master in Universal Disk format.
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © Historic Charleston Foundation
- Access Statement:
- All Rights Reserved.
- Access Information:
- For more information contact Archivist;Historic Charleston Foundation;P.O. Box 1120;Charleston, SC 29402.
- Admin ID:
- 250142
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