The house was built in 1808 and cost over 80 000 to build at the time.
Best house tour in charleston sc. 11 best house tours in charleston. Save time by s. Our top recommendations for the best house mansion and plantation tours in charleston with pictures and travel tips. We went on 19 tours and then worked up this list of the 5 best ways to explore historic downtown.
A brief history posted. You can buy the best of charleston architecture ticket package at the charleston museum for a good deal on tours of the aiken rhett house joseph manigault house heyward washington house and nathaniel russell house. Nathaniel russell house is one of america s most important neoclassical dwellings. August 25 2017 the nathaniel russell house museum 51 meeting street located near the high battery in downtown charleston is widely recognized as one of america s most important neoclassical structures.
Follow the history of the south carolina port city of charleston which dates back more than 300 years on a horse drawn carriage tour. On the famous east battery overlooking the harbor and fort sumter this circa 1825 house with wide piazzas is where confederate general robert e. 5 of the best charleston historic house tours 1. Best plantation house tours in charleston.
Peek at heirloom silver and meander through carefully cultivated boxwoods during the preservation society of charleston s docent led tours that invite guests into some of the charleston area s most historic and architecturally significant dwellings. It was once the home of charleston merchant nathaniel russell. Find the best charleston tours to see historic downtown including palmetto carriage works culinary tours of charleston tommy dew s walking history tour chai y all tours with janice kahn gullah tours with alphonso brown.