Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Finbar architectural drawing
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a depitction of the front elevation of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Finbar, drawn by architect Patrick C. Keely.
Dates
- Created: circa 1850
- Other: Date acquired: 11/12/2002
Creator
- Keely, Patrick Charles, 1816-1896 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Diocese of Charleston makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives. In providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the Diocese of Charleston does not assume any responsibility for determining the nature of any rights, ownership or interest therein; nor for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use; nor for determining the nature of any liabilities (for defamation and invasion of privacy) that may arise from any publication or use. This rests entirely with the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Finbar was built in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1854. The bishop of Charleston, Ignatius Reynolds, raised money for construction through the Cathedral Building Fund.
The cornerstone was laid in 1850 near the corner of Broad and Friend (presently Legare) streets. Architect Patrick Keely was hired to construct the new cathedral. He intended the building to be 156 feet long, 72 feet wide, 54 feet high and made out of Connecticut sandstone. The initial cost estimate was $41,000; however, the final amount of the cathedral was $103,600.
In December of 1861, a fire engulfed a large portion of the peninsula. Among the destruction was the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar.
Note written by
Extent
1.00 item
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Architectural drawing of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Finbar in Charleston, South Carolina, front elevation.
Source of Acquisition
Found in collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Melissa Bronheim, July 2014.
- Architectural drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Finbar (Charleston, S.C.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Title
- Inventory of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Finbar architectural drawing
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives Repository
114 Broad Street
Carriage House
Charleston SC 29401 US
843-410-1720
843-410-1765
archives@charlestondiocese.org
