Keeper of the Gate: Philip Simmons Ironwork in Charleston, South Carolina

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Liberty Square Gate: Concord Street

"Liberty Square Wrought Iron Fence Panel" sketch (scale A), Concord Street, Charleston, South Carolina, design by Philip Simmons, ca. 1995, Philip Simmons Collection, courtesy of the Avery Research Center.

"Liberty Square Wrought Iron Fence Panel" sketch (scale A), design by Philip Simmons, Concord Street, Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1995, Philip Simmons Collection, courtesy of the Avery Research Center.

Liberty Square gate (left view), Concord Street, photograph by Bradley Blankemeyer, Charleston, South Carolina, November 2013.

Liberty Square gate (left view), Concord Street, photograph by Bradley Blankemeyer, Charleston, South Carolina, November 2013. This gate was built from a design by Philip Simmons.