Branford-Horry House
The Branford-Horry House was already standing when William Brandford died in 1767. It is located at 59 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina. The house was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The three-story house of stuccoed brick has very fine Georgian interiors. The front piazza, built over the sidewalk, was added by Branford's grandson, Elias Horry, in about 1830.
The house is unusual for its piazza, which extends over the public sidewalk. In 1988, a speeding car crashed into the house, knocking out two of the columns and sending one into the front door of the house.
The house was built after 1751, when William Branford married Elizabeth Savage, who had inherited the corner parcel from her uncle Benjamin Savage. Upon her death in 1801, the home was inherited by Ann Branford and her husband Thomas Horry. Their son Elias Horry, added the piazza. The house was sold to Anthony Barbot in 1831.
