The Beale House was the first residence on Rainbow Row to be rescued from the delapidation that had permeated the neighborhood by the 1930s. The ground floor of the Beale House is divided by a central arched passage that creates two commercial spaces, and leads to buildings at the rear and the back alley. Number 97 shares the tiled gabled roof, with an egg and dart cornice, and the continuous stucco façade. The largest of the three residences, 99-101, was his family home while the other two were designed as rentals. The house is part of Charleston's fame 'Rainbow Row,' and was built with two adjoining tenements on land across from Beale's wharf. Significance: The Othniel Beale House was constructed around 1740 by Colonel Othniel Beale, a Charleston wharf owner originally from Marblehead, MA.A normal copyright tag is still required. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.
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