Isaac Mazyck House
86 Church Street
86 Church Street • c. 1783
The 1778 fire destroyed, for a second time, nearly all of the eastern half of Charleston which had been within its original walls. No building survived on the east side of Church Street from no. 90 through no. 54.
Soon after the Revolutionary War ended, this distinctive house on Church Street was constructed with an open passage along its south (right) side similar to the ones for Beale Row.
The broad masonry arch around the present front door (see picture below) is a vestige of the original arrangement.
The second floor has a dining room extending the full width of the front of the house.
entrance at 86 Church Street
This residence is also unusual in having a driveway along its north (left) side—which was created by destroying a small house next door. The vacant land serves not only as a driveway, but as a firebreak (as at 90 Church Street, where an adjacent small house was destroyed for its garden). •
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