William Mills Tenement

WILLIAM MILLS TENEMENT   C. 1801   THE BUILDER OF THIS TENEMENT, WILLIAM MILLS, WAS BORN IN DUNDEE, SCOTLAND AND BECAME A PROSPEROUS TAILOR AND PLANTER IN CHARLESTON. HE WAS THE FATHER OF ROBERT MILLS, PUPIL OF THOMAS JEFFERSON AND AMERICA'S FIRST NATIVE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ARCHITECT.   THE HOUSE REMAINED IN THE MILLS FAMILY UNTILL 1835 WHEN IT WAS SOLD BY WILLIAM'S DAUGHTER, SARAH. IT WAS RESTORED IN THE 1930'S BY MRS. HENRY CHISOLM   PLACED BY THE   PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF CHARLESTON

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