LOCATION FILE
Simmons-Edwards House (Pineapple Gates House)
FOLLOWCharleston, SC
DIRECTIONS →Private property. View from the public road only. Do not enter or disturb the residents.
OVERVIEW
A neoclassical Charleston single house built around 1800 for planter Francis Simmons at 14 Legare Street, a National Historic Landmark known for the carved stone finials atop its gate piers, mistaken by locals for pineapples.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Charleston folklore tells of Francis Simmons, who married a woman who deceived him and lived apart from her out of honor; a long-repeated legend describes a phantom horse and carriage heard at the gates at night, with reports of the rush of air and the smell of horses.
VISITING
A private residence; the gates are viewable from the street.
SITE PLAN
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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