City of Charleston Tour Guide Test with Questions and Answers

City of Charleston Tour Guide Test with Questions and Answers 92 Broad Street ANSWER David Ramsay House Constructed before 1750; altered c. 1816 Georgian interior Believed built 1740 by Solomon Legare or daughter, Mary (Mrs. Thomas Ellis) Dr. David Ramsay, from PA, purchased it in 1783 He moved to SC in 1773, & married Martha Laurens, who served as political hostess to her father, Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress Dr. Ramsay in General Assembly 1776-81 He was exiled to St. Augustine after capture city's fall in 1780 Served in Continental Congress 1782-85 (pres. pro tempore); state senator 1801-15 (pres.) Best known historian & author then; wrote 5 major histories Shot by a deranged patient in 1815 96 Broad Street ANSWER Meyer-Peace House Constructed 1783-94; altered c. 1802, 1830, 1956; moved to present location Dec. 1998 3-story, stuccoed brick house Originally a sugar house at 8 Courthouse Square; moved to Broad St. in the late 1990s to make room for courthouse annex at 1ft/minute for $671,000 Built by Philip Meyer, patriot, or his widow, Mary Inherited by granddaughter, Mary Rudhall Peace, 1800; her husband, Joseph, had his law office in their house until 1807 98 Broad Street ANSWER Dr. Henry Frost Surgery