$2,000,000
Charleston, SC 29403
MLS# 1209522
Status: Closed
5 beds | 4 baths | 7190 sqft
1 / 4
Property 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
Details
Contract Info
Sub-Type: Single Family Detached
MLS List Date: 2012-04-20
Status: Closed
List Price: $2,250,000
Current Price: $2,000,000
Total List Price/SqFt: 312.93
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.
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
Primary Structure Apx SqFt: 7190
Total Apx SqFt: 7190
Lot Size: 24,576
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
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
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 south facade. At the rear of the property is a substantial carriage house 'shell' of about 2,000 SF in good structural condition, a full sized swimming pool (in-ground, salt system) a patio and pool house. This is an exceptional home, a 'time capsule' commented Stockton, that retains almost all of its original fine fabric and detail and one of the very few 19th century houses with original land of three lots. Features ten fireplaces, fine quarter sawn heart pine flooring throughout, solid walnut and mahogany doors, original elaborate brass hardware, large cisterns, nearly 2,000 SF of partially finished basement, almost .6 acre / three lots, landscaped garden, electronic gate, security system, newer electrical service and generator and ample off street parking. Listed square footage does not include 2,000 SF ground level of main house or carriage house. Please see a history of The Wagener House by Robert P. Stockton in the MLS.
Listing Office: Carolina One Real Estate
Last Updated: December - 02 - 2022
Properties marked with IDX logo are provided courtesy of Charleston Trident Multiple Listing Service, Inc. The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the Broker Reciprocity Program of the Charleston Trident Multiple Listing Service. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than the website owner are marked with the Broker Reciprocity logo or the Broker Reciprocity thumbnail logo and detailed information about them includes the name of the listing brokers. The broker providing this data believes it to be correct, but advises interested parties to confirm them before relying on them in a purchase decision. Information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commerical use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Broker Attribution:
843-779-8660
