"S" is for Simons and Lapham. The architectural firm of Simons & Lapham was formed by Albert Simons and Samuel Lapham in 1920. Albert Simons received his degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Lapham obtained his degree in architecture from M.I. T. In the 1920s the firm was busy with commissions for new houses and restorations.
They added a wing to the main building at the College of Charleston and consulted on the restoration of “Rainbow Row.” During the Depression, the men worked with the federally sponsored Historic American Buildings survey and on the renovation of the Planter’s Hotel on Church Street into the Dock Street Theatre. Among their publications was Plantations of the Carolina Low Country. Simons & Lapham received local and national acclaim for their work in the areas of architectural design and preservation.
