Those stairs are beautiful! The Governor’s House Inn was built in 1760. This home is located on 1/2 acre in Charleston, South Carolina. It was originally built for James Laurens and is also known as the Laurens-Rutledge House. This home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its association with Edward Rutledge, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He purchased the home in 1788. The property is comprised of the main house and a kitchen house. The kitchen house has two guest suites. Eleven bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms, and 9,887 square feet. $8,300,000
From the Zillow listing:
The Governor’s House Inn, also known as the Laurens-Rutledge House, was built in 1760 by James Laurens in the Georgian style, and sits on nearly 1/2 an acre just outside the original walled city, on the site of the former Charleston Orange Garden. Though it has been altered and added onto since construction, this grand double house boasting Greek Revival wrap around piazzas is a Category 3 House and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for it’s association with Edward Rutledge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, who purchased the home in 1788. The mansion and kitchen house is now used an 11-room historic Inn, but allows for up to 14 guest rooms and could easily be converted back into a spectacular single family home. Original details are found throughout including heart of pine floors, detailed moldings, triple hung 9-foot windows, and 12-foot ceilings. The main level of the property includes a grand entry, formal dining room, three sitting rooms, a kitchen and one guest suite. Four guest suites can be found on the second floor, two guest suites on the third, two on the ground floor, or “terrace level,” and two guest rooms can be found in the kitchen house. The large lot allows for ample off-street parking and a beautifully landscaped garden. See agent for details about the licensed Inn.
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