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The staircase! The porches! The front door! Circa 1853 in Charleston, SC. $4,400,000

April 24, 2020

That is one heck of a staircase! This home was built in 1853. It is located on .47 acres in Charleston, South Carolina. This antebellum Italianate has some amazing porches, and that front door is a work of art. There are original outbuildings, and a detached garage. Seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, and 7,059 square feet. $4,750,000 New price: $4,400,000

Contact Lois Lane with Lois Lane Properties: 843-270-2797

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. There are four bedrooms in the main house, a large eat in kitchen and numerous sitting rooms. At the rear of the property are the original dependencies which provide a two car garage and two separate one bedroom apartments. The lot is one of the largest in the neighborhood with a high privacy wall and plenty of room to build a pool and outdoor entertaining area.

 

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