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179 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403

$2,000,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 4 Square Footage: 7,190 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 24,394 Status: Closed
Current Price: $2,000,000 List Date: 4/20/2012 Last Modified: 12/02/2022

Overview

Description

Offered for the first time in fifty years this stately Italianate mansion at 179 Rutledge Avenue is listed in Category 1, "Exceptional" in the Historic Architecture Inventory of the City of Charleston. This home took 11 years to complete. Noted Charleston historian, Robert Stockton has written: The main home of well over 7,000 SF "was built for entertaining. The main floor has a suite of three large rooms, connected by wide openings. These rooms have coffered ceilings with elaborate plaster moldings and medallions, and frescoes. The high Victorian mantelpieces are of cast iron, bronze and brass, most unusual confections of classical and exotic Byzanto-Islamic detail." The ceiling height of the three ballrooms is 13 feet and each has the original crystal chandelier. The entry hallway, as w

Supplements: ell as the fireplace hearths are laid with the original fine English Minton tile. Elegance is throughout the home. A beautiful mahogany staircase leads to the second floor and three large bedrooms, including a 'master suite' and library. A second rear stairway accesses the third floor, two bedrooms and an office. Two grand piazzas extend across the ...

Listing Details MLS# 1209522

Location, Tax & Legal

Tax Map #
4601502098
Street #
179
Street Name
Rutledge
Street Suffix
Avenue
County
Charleston
State
SC
Zip Code
29403
Area
51 - Peninsula Charleston Inside of Crosstown
Tax District
71 - City of Charleston
Subdivision
Radcliffeborough
Elementary School
Memminger
Middle School
Courtenay
High School
Burke
Directions
Take Spring, Cannon, Bee or Radcliffe Streets to Rutledge Ave, turn south towards Calhoun. 179 Rutledge is on the right. Home is across from Ashley Hall School, 1.5 blocks above Calhoun St.

Contract Info

Sub-Type
Single Family Detached
MLS List Date
2012-04-20
Total List Price/SqFt
312.93

General Property Info

Primary Structure Full Baths
3
Primary Structure Half Baths
2
Primary Structure Beds
5
Total Baths - Full
3
Total Baths - Half
2
Total Beds
5
Baths - Total
4
Ground Level
No
Stories
3
Total Apx. SqFt
7190
Total Apx SqFt
7190
Ownership
Fee Simple
Year Built
1874
Acreage
0.56
Potential Short Sale
No
C/R
No
Lease Purchase
No
HOA Fee
No
Auction
No

Status Change Info

Sold Date
2013-04-30
Total Sold Price/SqFt
278.16
New Mortgage Type
Cash

More Information

Property Features

SqFt Source: Appraisal Lot Description: .5 - 1 Acre; High Misc Exterior: Deck; Fence - Brick; Fence - Private; Patio; Patio - Covered; Pool - In Ground; Porch - Wrap-Around; Rain Gutters; Storage Roof: Asphalt Shingle Exterior: Brick - Solid; See Remarks Foundation: Basement; Elv. Construction Misc Interior: Ceiling - Cathedral/Vaulted; Ceiling - Smooth; Ceilings - 9'+; Elevator; Kitchen Island; Walk-In Closets; Window Treatments - All; See Remarks New Owned: Pre-Owned Rooms: Eat-In-Kitchen; Formal Living; Foyer; Great; Laundry; Living/Dining Combo; Loft; Mother-In-Law Suite; Office; Pantry; Separate Dining; Study; Sun; Utility; Other (Use Remarks) Primary Bedroom: Sitting Room; Upstairs Cooling: Central Air; Window Unit(s) Floors: Ceramic Tile; Vinyl; Wood Heat: Forced Air; Natural Gas; Radiator Possession: At Closing; Negotiable Utility Suppliers: Charleston Water Service; SCE & G Amenities: Cable TV; Security; Trash Proposed Financing: Cash; Conventional Loan; Seller/Private Assumable: No
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Listing Office: Carolina One Real Estate
Last Updated: December - 02 - 2022
Broker Attribution: 843-779-8660

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