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119 Broad Street The Morton Waring House
119 Broad Street
Morton Waring House Constructed 1803-1807; renovated c. 1890-1900 When this property was advertised for sale ir 1803, Morton Waring, a wealthy factor, bought it from Ann Middleton and built this house several years later. The embargo acts of the Jefferson administration adversely affected many Charleston business operations, including Waring's. He divided the property into three lots, selling two of them to the Freemason's Hal Company In 1811. he sold the eastern lot. with this house. to Mordecai Cohen. who bought back the adjoining property in 1818. Cohen, a native of…
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