Description:
On High Battery, an elegant section of Charleston, this house (built in 1825 by Charles Edmondston, a Charleston merchant and wharf owner) was one of the earliest constructed in the city in the late Federal style. Edmondston sold it to Charles Alston, a Low Country rice planter, who modified it in Greek Revival style. The house has remained in the Alston family, who open the first two floors to visitors (on guided tours only). Inside are heirloom furnishings, silver, and paintings. It was here in 1861 that General Beauregard joined the Alston family to watch the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Gen. Robert E. Lee once found refuge here when his hotel uptown caught fire.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 843 722 7171
- send email
Address:
- 21 E. Battery
- Charleston, SC 29401
Neighborhood:
Historic DowntownHours:
- Guided tours Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm; Sun-Mon 1:30-4:30pm. Last tour 4:15pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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