I have just "toured" King Street - and LOVED the photos, description of homes, stores, etc. Had hoped to see a photo of southwest corner of KING STREET and QUEEN STREET. What street number would this be today? Is there a modern store on this site? Per the 1806 Charleston City Directory, my ancestor THOMAS SIGWALD was a cabinet maker/furniture maker - located at this corner. Thomas was one of a group of German Lutheran craftsmen in post Revolutionary war Charleston. His brother-in-law Peter Mood was a silversmith - also on King Street - address unknown. Thomas Sigwald's widow lived for many years on BURNS LANE - just south of Boundary (now Calhoun) Street - between King and Meeting. Per Triple AAA Street Map, this block now seems to be a parking garage. Is this true ?? Wonderful that so many of the historic homes have been saved - and fun to tour them "on-line". Mary Alice

Mary Alice - I think the southwest corner of King and Queen is now a bank (or other commercial building )- that's based on memory from walking the block many times (but the last time I did that was 3 years ago when I lived in the area.) I have no idea what the numbers are on that building, but it is across the street from a parking garage that was built on the site of a Quaker meeting house and cemetery. The address of that parking garage is considered 136 King Street. Burns Lane is nearly an alley today. It runs parallel to Calhoun as you stated and serves as access to parking for some business on George Street (the next street South) and Calhoun. There might be a few buildings that have entrances on Burns, but it certainly is not highly trafficked. It's not exclusively a parking garage (or wasn't a few years ago and since it's in the historic district, I imagine it hasn't been converted completely either!). The Text for Guides of Historic Charleston says Burns Lane was also known in the early part of the 19th century as Blackbird Alley. It lists two address: 20 & 22 Burns Lane - built by the Horlbeck family before 1852. If your ancestor was a German Lutheran in the late 1700s, you might find information about him at St. John's Lutheran Church on Clifford and Archdale St. (if you haven't located church records about him). That church is only a few blocks from Queen & King and there are tombstones in the cemetery written in German. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MErwin114@aol.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 4:06 PM Subject: [SCCHARLE] St. Phillips Street/King Street Block Party > > > I have just "toured" King Street - and LOVED the photos, description of > homes, stores, etc. > > Had hoped to see a photo of southwest corner of KING STREET and QUEEN STREET. > What street number would this be today? > Is there a modern store on this site? > > Per the 1806 Charleston City Directory, my ancestor THOMAS SIGWALD was a > cabinet maker/furniture maker - located at this corner. > > Thomas was one of a group of German Lutheran craftsmen in post Revolutionary > war Charleston. > His brother-in-law Peter Mood was a silversmith - also on King Street - > address unknown. > > Thomas Sigwald's widow lived for many years on BURNS LANE - just south of > Boundary (now Calhoun) Street - between King and Meeting. > > Per Triple AAA Street Map, this block now seems to be a parking garage. > Is this true ?? > > Wonderful that so many of the historic homes have been saved - and fun to > tour them "on-line". > > Mary Alice > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ >