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Stucco over brick, blooms of wisteria weeping on the entranceways in spring, three piazzas ascending in perfect architectural order; Doric, Ionic, Corinthian (my favorite) opening to these historic skies. Wow, absolutely sensational. English architect William Jay captured it all for the Regency style in-town home for owner William Mason Smith built (1819?) 1820-1822, owner of Smithfield Plantation on the Combahee River, son of Robert Smith (1732-1801) (Anna Maria Tilghman) rector of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C., first bishop of Protestant Episcopal Church of South Carolina and also the first president of the College of Charleston.
William Mason Smith was a father of four children and influential in the rebuilding of St. Philip’s after the tragic fire in 1835.
Born 8 Sep 1818 in Charleston SC Smith passed in 1851, living only 32 years. Records state he is buried at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston SC.
https://peoplelegacy.com/william_mason_smith-141a2k)
https://www.scpictureproject.org/charleston-county/william-mason-smith-house.html )
Read MoreWilliam Mason Smith was a father of four children and influential in the rebuilding of St. Philip’s after the tragic fire in 1835.
Born 8 Sep 1818 in Charleston SC Smith passed in 1851, living only 32 years. Records state he is buried at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston SC.
https://peoplelegacy.com/william_mason_smith-141a2k)
https://www.scpictureproject.org/charleston-county/william-mason-smith-house.html )