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 1809 - 1884 (75 years)
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| Name |
David Lopez [2] |
| Born |
16 Jan 1809 |
Charleston, SC  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt. Death |
1884 |
Charleston, SC [2] |
| Reference Number |
3892 |
| Died |
21 Apr 1884 |
Midway, Pennsylvania [2] |
| Buried |
Coming Street Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Person ID |
I3892 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- 103 Bull Street, Charleston, SC and its Illustrious Owners
http://csolinc.org/2007dsh_history.php
David Lopez, Jr. was born in Charleston in 1809 and died here in 1884. David first married Catherine Hinton in 1832, and had a child Moses, born in 1836. David was a member of the congregation of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elchim on Hassel Street. When the original synagogue burned in the Charleston fire of 1838, David bid and won the contract to rebuild it. He completed it in 1840 and today the temple is a National Historic Landmark being the second oldest synagogue in the nation. David also built the Italianate steeple with bell-shaped roof on St. John's Lutheran Church in 1859.
The Civil War again proved a challenge to survive and David developed into a contractor who made carriages for all the heavy guns used by Confederate troops. David learned his craft from a copy of the U.S. Ordnance Manual that had just come off the press in 1861, and which can now be seen in the Fort Sumter Museum. David Lopez also built one of the first Confederate Torpedo Boats, nicknamed "Little David", which was designed by Dr. St. Julian Ravenel of Charleston. This 48-foot torpedo boat was not totally submersible, and was steam driven. The "Little David" made 2 attacks on the Union Navy before the Hunley's successful attack. In all, 6 "Little David"s were constructed. They were destroyed by the Confederates when Charleston fell into Union hands.
In 1869, David Lopez & Sons was listed as a contractor and builder at 1 Smith Street. David Lopez continued to build houses on the Peninsula, including 18 Wentworth Street. In 1880 David conveyed his Bull Street home to his son Moses. Moses and his wife Cecilia Cohen lived in the home until he sold it to Sarah N. Cormier in 1905. Moses died in 1907 in Atlanta.
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- [S4] PG. 176 LOPEZ I (2) (SOUTH CAROLINA) (Reliability: 3).
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