Joseph Verree House

Joseph Verree House (HMW2G)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 46.383', W 79° 55.733'

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47 Church Street

— circa 1767 —

Joseph Verree, a prosperous Charleston master carpenter, constructed this two-and-one-half story Georgian single house circa 1767. It occupies the southernmost part of Town Lot No. 77 of the "Grand Modell of Charles Town," the original plan of the city. The house is noted for its two-story curved piazza and finely detailed door surround at the main entrance. The rear addition was added in 2000.

Verree, an active participant in the American Revolution, was one of 26 "mechanicks of the city" who met at the Liberty Tree on Charles Town Neck in 1776 to celebrate the repeal of the Stamp Act. He was also a member of the Committee of Correspondence, a group formed to maintain connections with Patriot groups in other colonies.

In 1775 Verree was elected to represent St. Philip's and St. Michael's parishes in the First Provincial Congress of South Carolina and the Second Provincial Congress in 1776. After the formation of the South Carolina General Assembly, Verree represented the city parishes from 1776 until his death in 1779.
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HM NumberHMW2G
Series This marker is part of the South Carolina: Preservation Society of Charleston series
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByPreservation Society of Charleston
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 2:45am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600317 N 3626635
Decimal Degrees32.77305000, -79.92888333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 46.383', W 79° 55.733'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 46' 22.98" N, 79° 55' 43.98" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10-12 Water St, Charleston SC 29401, US
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