William Vanderhorst House

The William Vanderhorst House is at 54 Tradd Street, Charleston, South Carolina.
The William Vanderhorst House was shown in a plat drawn in 1795 and marked with an A.

The William Vanderhorst House was used as the first post office in Charleston, South Carolina before 1753.[1] Eleazer Philips was the first postmaster of Charleston to have a dedicated office for the handling of the mail, and he used 54 Tradd Street for that purpose.[1] Earlier postmasters handled the mail in their own houses.[1] The house was used as a post office until after 1791 when Peter Bacot relocated the operation to 84 Broad Street.[2]


The house was built by William Vanderhorst about 1740 on property inherited by his wife from her grandfather.[3]

(as of 2025) It is still privately owned.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "54 Tradd Street Bought by Frost". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. May 15, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Post Office Here in Colonial Days". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. February 16, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Second Tour Series Set". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. March 25, 1966. pp. 8-B. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.redfin.com/SC/Charleston/54-Tradd-St-29401/home/68673726?msockid=2718a1415ee06c1f027fb5065fe26dca

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