I'm forwarding this to the list again since I haven't seen it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Kruger <pekruger@prodigy.net> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [Broad Street/New Street > Betty - Many Charleston streets changed names over the years and nearly all > addresses have changed. The house numbers have been changed two or three > times since the original city was created, but unfortunately there is no > master list of these changes. > I don't know if House 9 on the census would be the same as #9 New Street or > not. You'd have to determine that from the way the census was documented. > > According to the "Information for Guides of Historic Charleston , South > Carolina", copyright 1985, 137 Broad street was a 2 1/2 story wooden house > built in 1879 as a rental unit by Mr. John Peter Merkhardt, a German baker. > It is a 19th century town house plan with a hall on one side with piazzas on > the west side of the house. I am not sure if the house numbers on Broad > Street have changed since that time period. > > You might also check the Charleston City Directories for your ancestor. By > tracking him for multiple years, you'll be able to see how the numbers might > have changed and you should be able to tell if he actually moved or not. I > believe the directories cover that time period. I know the Charleston > County Public Library has them, but I"m not sure where else they are > available. Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PSI4E@aol.com> > To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:02 PM > Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] Goose Creek Church > > > > I wonder if anyone would know about the address 137 Broad st in > Charleston,SC > > from the year 1907. Cemetery records that I have from Magnolia Cemetery > say > > that my gt.grandfather had lived at that address when he died in 1907. > The > > 1900 census said he lived at House 9 on New Street. I went on the web to > > Charleston for the present city map and it shows a short St. called New > St. > > It is very close to Tradd and King. I know my gt grandfather had lived > at > > the corner of Tradd and King around1886 for several years when his son was > > born. I am confused over the address of New St in 1900 and Broad st. in > 1907. > > Could any of these addresses have changed their street names? Thank you > > BETTY > > > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > > South Carolina Historical Society > > http://www.schistory.org > > >