Simmons-Edwards House
Historic house in South Carolina, United States in Charleston, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The large, neoclassical Simmons-Edwards House is a Charleston single house built for Francis Simmons, a Johns Island planter, about 1800. The house, located at 14 Legare St., Charleston, South Carolina, is famous for its large brick gates with decorative wrought iron. The gates include finials that were carved to resemble Italian pinecones. They are frequently referred to as pineapples by locals, and the house is known popularly as the Pineapple Gates House.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 12--14 Legare St., Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Jan 25, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000753 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Federal architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 12--14 Legare St., Charleston, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.77269, -79.93403 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Buck Hall Recreation Area 28 mi |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000753. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.