Charleston, South Carolina houses sure are fun to look at! This Italianate was built in 1853 along Battery Street. The skylight above the grand staircase is amazing! There are still original outbuildings behind the house. Seven bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, and 7,059 square feet. $7,200,000 New price: $5,395,000
From the Zillow listing:
One of the finest major surviving Italianate buildings erected in Charleston before the civil war. The front facade features an L-shaped asymmetrical plan with pedimented front gable and arched wooden loggias. The scale, interior arrangement and its ornamentation are ideal for social gatherings. There is a semi-circular staircase lit by an octagonal skylight. Some of the extensive original out buildings remain at the rear of the property.
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