Built in 1817 by John Cart, a

"measurer of lumber", this house

is a typical Charleston single house

with western exposure piazzas

extending the length of the house,

upstairs and down. Prior to the

20th century, a body of tidewater

known as Bennett Pond came up

to the back of the 210-foot lot.

The original house, with two full

stories and a dormer story included

two rooms on each floor and a

hallway landing at the top of the

stairs between. Two second floor

baths and a kitchen on the first

floor are 20th century additions.

The original cistern to collect and

store rainwater, once common in

the old city of Charleston, still

stands at the back of the house.

The eleventh and current owner

and resident, J. Douglas Donehue,

purchased the house in 1966.

Marker is on Bull Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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