Thomas Elfe House (1760), view02, 54 Queen St, Charleston, SC, USA

Thomas Elfe House (1760), view02, 54 Queen St, Charleston, SC, USA

Thomas Elfe House (1760), view02, 54 Queen St, Charleston, SC, USA

Charleston est. 1670, pop. 127,999 (2013)

Marker:
54 Queen Street
The workshop of Thomas Elfe / Erected circa 1760 in the old section of the city. A rare surviving example of its kind containing 4 finely paneled rooms and other trim which makes it exceptional for a house of its modest size.

• Georgian-style single house built by London-born master cabinetmaker, Thomas Elfe (1719-1775) • Charles Town’s most prolific & acclaimed 18th c. furniture craftsman

• Elfe’s work based on designs in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director, a book self-published in 1754 by furniture designer Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779)

• Elfe was also a real estate investor • owned a 234 acre plantation worked by slaves • politically was a loyalist w/strong ties to Britain

• house restored, 1994 • A Visit to Thomas Elfe’s House -Popular Woodworking • Wikipedia • HABS SC-286Charleston Historic District, National Register # 66000964, 1969 • declared National Historic Landmark District, 1973

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