Alexander Peronneau Tenements

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The Alexander Peronneau Tenements is a pre-Revolutionary house in Charleston, South Carolina. Originally a double-house with two staircases, the building was later converted into two separate residences.{{cite news | url=http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A13CCA871AD118D5A%40GB3NEWS-158803189FC71755%402426032-15879FBEE72E8367%409-158AA6F6CAE496E8%40?search_terms=pirate%20house%7Cbuilt%7Cchurch&s_dlid=DL0116040812221401262&s_ecproduct=SUB-Y-6995-RI&s_ecprodtype=RENEW-A-R&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2007%2F13%2F2016&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=07%2F13%2F2016&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_accountid=AC0113061420484320982&s_upgradeable=no | title=Do You Know Your Charleston? | work=News and Courier | date=February 24, 1930 | accessdate=April 8, 2016 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=10}} The house is constructed of Bermuda stone, a non-indigenous material that would have arrived as ballast in ships. The fact that the house is built directly even with the ground is a sign of its early construction date; later houses were typically elevated at least slightly to avoid dampness.