Slide Title
Preview
Date
Winter 1-1978
Description
This aerial photograph of downtown Charleston shows the city’s low rise skyline along the Charleston Harbor. At the top center of the photograph is the Fort Sumter Hotel, a seven story structure that towers over the residential surroundings. Designed by G. Lloyd Preacher in the Mediterranean mode, the Fort Sumter Hotel was built in the 1920s and was advertised as the only luxury hotel on the peninsula. Many notable figures have stayed here, including John Kennedy during the Second World War. Today the hotel has been converted into residential property.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1882-1972
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Subject Headings
Aerial photography -- South Carolina -- Charleston; Charleston, S.C. -- Aerial photographs; Aerial photography in city planning -- South Carolina -- Charleston;
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
South Carolina
City Name
Charleston
Street Address
1 King St
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet and Preacher, G. Lloyd, "Charleston: Downtown, The Fort Sumter Hotel" (1978). Smolski Images. 791.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/791
Keywords
downtown, aerial, Charleston, South Carolina
Notes
http://www.classiccharlestoncondos.com/sc/Sumter_House.html
(accessed 30 Nov 2011)
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/3441.php
(accessed 30 Nov 2011)
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1072
(accessed 30 Nov 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Lloyd_Preacher
(accessed 30 Nov 2011)