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48 Elizabeth Street
Charleston, SC 29403
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+1 843 723 1159 / +1 843 723 1623
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Neighborhood :
Historic Downtown
http://www.historiccharleston.org/experience/arh/ - Mon to Sat from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Sun from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
This is perhaps the most remarkable home on Charleston's downtown waterfront. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Aiken-Rhett House is a revealing architectural portrait of the antebellum South. Owned at one time by wealthy planter and former South Carolina governor William Aiken, the house is decorated with fine examples of classical art and sculpture. Around the home, the original servants quarters, sheds, kitchens, and stables reveal a fuller view of Charleston city life in the 1800s. There is an entrance fee of USD10. The courtyard adjoining the house is used for a variety of events and programs as well.
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Well, I've finally been initiated into Charleston society: I sipped my very first mint julep in the back garden of the Aiken-Rhett House this evening at a...
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“Worth the walk”
Worth the extra walk, it was wonderful that the property is preserved as is was. Walking through the slave quarters was very interesting. Truly...
“Compelling mix of preservation and interpretation”
We are both in the museum business, and this site was one of the best we have seen. The uncontrolled environment causes some wincing from a cur...
“Loved it, best part of trip!”
If you are interested in what historic homes actually look like when they have been preserved and the history behind them, tour this home. I lo...
“One of the best!”
This house is a hidden jewel. I have been to Charleston 4-5 times. We just happen to stumble on this house. I personally enjoyed the MP3, becau...
“Aiken - Rhett Mansion Review”
I lOVE the house you can see through all the faded wallpaper and paint that the house was once a very beautiful place. IT hasbeen perversed and...
“historic plantation”
They say this is the best preserved urban plantation in America because several of the original out buildings remain. It is a self-guided tour ...
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beautiful home to tour by M S. at InsiderPages
The Aiken Rhett House Museum is the former house of a South Carolina Governor in the early 1800's. You can still see many items of his and hi...
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