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Test of Time

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A Georgian house on Tradd Street reveals historic treasures

Photographs by
Wilson Baker
Phillip ­Simmons gates flank each side of the house.
From the -library, early homeowner Isaac Harby, founder of Reform -Judaism in America, carried on a lengthy correspondence with such -intellectual giants as his friend Thomas -Jefferson and author Sir -Walter Scott.
Near the front door is a tall-case clock that once belonged to John Jay.
A Federal doorway enlivens the house’s Georgian restraint.
The dining room features fine Adamesque ­woodwork, including cornice moulding, a mantelpiece, and paneling, as well as a secret doorway to a storage closet that now serves as a powder room.
T-moulding surrounding arches in the dining room is unique in Charleston.
The dining room is graced by a breakfront secretary once belonging to the nation’s first chief justice, John Jay.
In a hallway connecting the original front parlor with a late 18th-century rear addition, the Williams discovered hand-stenciled faux wallpaper.
In the library hangs Loutrel Briggs’ garden blueprint.
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