20 Battery Street, Charleston, SC 29401 (MLS# 26025378)

$16,500,000

20 Battery Street
Charleston, SC 29401
MLS# 26025378
15 beds | 18 baths | 15699 sqft

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Property Description
The iconic Stevens-Lathers antebellum mansion is a celebrated, important property in Charleston, located at the tip of the Peninsula across from White Point Garden. Recently renovated and restored, the improvements are significant and respectful of the home's architecture. Boasting stunning waterfront views of the Ashley River, Ft. Sumter, and across the Peninsula, this impressive Greek Revival double house was built in the 1840's, a very prosperous period in Charleston, by Samuel Norman Stevens. This home was considered one of the finest mansions built on the Peninsula at the time and has hosted many important gatherings of the Charleston Society from its beginning to the present day.

Details

Contract Info

Sub-Type: Single Family Detached

MLS List Date: 2026-09-09

Status: Active

List Price: $16,500,000

Current Price: $16,500,000

Total List Price/SqFt: 1051.02

Location Tax Legal

Tax Map #: 4571602052

Street #: 20

Street Name: Battery

Street Suffix: Street

County: Charleston

State: SC

Zip Code: 29401

Area: 51 - Peninsula Charleston Inside of Crosstown

Tax District: 71 - City of Charleston

Subdivision: South of Broad

Elementary School: Memminger

Middle School: Simmons Pinckney

High School: Burke

Directions: Head south on Meeting Street, make a right on South Battery Street, the property is on the right.

General Property Info

Primary Structure Full Baths: 9

Primary Structure Half Baths: 1

Primary Structure Beds: 9

Total Baths - Full: 17

Total Baths - Half: 2

Total Beds: 15

Baths - Total: 18

Primary Bedroom – Main Level: No

Stories: 5

Primary Structure Apx SqFt: 9244

Total Apx SqFt: 15699

Year Built: 1843

Acreage: 0.38

Other Structures Y/N: Yes

Potential Short Sale: No

Other Structure

Other Structure Type: Guest House

Other Structure Beds: 6

Other Structure Full Baths: 8

Other Structure Half Baths: 1

Other Structure Apx SqFt: 6455

Other Structure Notes: Carriage house used for the Inn

Property Features

SqFt Source: Hired Measurement; Previous Listing

SF Detached Style: Traditional; Other

Lot Description: 0 - .5 Acre; Riverview

Misc Exterior: Fence - Iron; Garden; Patio; Porch - Front Porch

Roof: Slate

Foundation: Slab

Misc Interior: Ceilings - 9'+

New Owned: Pre-Owned

Rooms: Family; Formal Living; Great; Laundry; Study

Cooling: Central Air; Wall Unit(s)

Floors: Wood; Other

Possession: At Closing

Showing Instructions: Contact Listing Agent

Utility Suppliers: Charleston Water Service; Dominion Energy

Proposed Financing: Any; Cash; Conventional Loan

Assumable: No

Supplements

The deep lot includes a beautiful Charleston garden overlooking the original kitchen house and mansion. Originally built as a 3-story 'Neoclassical showpiece' by Stevens, it was later converted in the 1870's by its new owner, Col. Richard Lathers, into a more grandiose residence, adding a library on the new 4th floor and a grand ballroom measuring 25 x 40, detailing the Second Empire style. Most of the 1st- and 2nd-period architecture remains in the plaster cornices, Greek Revival columns, and door surrounds decorated with Anthemia leaves. The sweeping, oval staircase with an Empire Newel post still remains. The property still exists as a residence and an 11-room fully licensed and grandfathered inn, the Battery Carriage Inn. The Stevens-Lathers House is considered a Category 1 property by the City of Charleston and awaits a new steward to live in as a residence or maintain the mixed-use with a Boutique Inn.

Listing Office: Handsome Properties, Inc.

Last Updated: September - 24 - 2026

20 Battery Street, Charleston, SC 29401 - MLS# 26025378

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