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:
$2,250,000
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
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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.
- Legal Description
- 177 179 181 Rutledge
Contract Info
- Sub-Type
- Single Family Detached
- MLS List Date
- 2012-04-20
General Property Info
- Baths - Full
- 3
- Baths - Half
- 2
- Baths - Total
- 4
- Ground Level
- No
- Stories
- 3
- Primary Structure 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
- Sold Price/SqFt
- 278.16
- New Mortgage Type
- Cash
Tax/Fees
- Special Assessment
- No
- Taxes
- 25254
- Regime Fee
- No
SqFt Source
- Appraisal
- Yes
More Information
Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Yes
Lot Description
- .5 - 1 Acre
- Yes
- High
- Yes
Exterior
- Brick - Solid
- Yes
- See Remarks
- Yes
Foundation
- Basement
- Yes
- Elv. Construction
- Yes
Garage/Parking
- Off-Street Parking
- Yes
Misc Exterior
- Deck
- Yes
- Fence - Brick
- Yes
- Fence - Private
- Yes
- Patio
- Yes
- Patio - Covered
- Yes
- Pool - In Ground
- Yes
- Porch - Wrap-Around
- Yes
- Rain Gutters
- Yes
- Storage
- Yes
Stories/Levels
- 3 Stories
- Yes
Equipment/Appliances
- Built-In Gas Oven
- Yes
- Ceiling Fan
- Yes
- Dishwasher
- Yes
- Disposal
- Yes
- Dryer Connection
- Yes
- Gas Range
- Yes
- Refrigerator
- Yes
- Washer Hookup
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Cooling
- Central Air
- Yes
- Window Unit(s)
- Yes
Heat
- Forced Air
- Yes
- Natural Gas
- Yes
- Radiator
- Yes
Rooms
- Eat-In-Kitchen
- Yes
- Formal Living
- Yes
- Foyer
- Yes
- Great
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Living/Dining Combo
- Yes
- Loft
- Yes
- Mother-In-Law Suite
- Yes
- Office
- Yes
- Pantry
- Yes
- Separate Dining
- Yes
- Study
- Yes
- Sun
- Yes
- Utility
- Yes
- Other (Use Remarks)
- Yes
Amenities
- Cable TV
- Yes
- Security
- Yes
- Trash
- Yes
Assumable
- No
- Yes
Proposed Financing
- Cash
- Yes
- Conventional Loan
- Yes
- Seller/Private
- Yes
Misc Interior
- Ceiling - Cathedral/Vaulted
- Yes
- Ceiling - Smooth
- Yes
- Ceilings - 9'+
- Yes
- Elevator
- Yes
- Kitchen Island
- Yes
- Walk-In Closets
- Yes
- Window Treatments - All
- Yes
- See Remarks
- Yes
New Owned
- Pre-Owned
- Yes
Floors
- Ceramic Tile
- Yes
- Vinyl
- Yes
- Wood
- Yes
FP Desc/Location
- Three +
- Yes
- Bedroom
- Yes
- Dining Room
- Yes
- Great Room
- Yes
- Living Room
- Yes
- Other (Use Remarks)
- Yes
Possession
- At Closing
- Yes
- Negotiable
- Yes
Water/Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Yes
- Public Water
- Yes
Utility Suppliers
- Charleston Water Service
- Yes
- SCE & G
- Yes
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)
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
Listing Office:
Carolina One Real Estate
Last Updated: December - 02 - 2022
Broker Attribution:
843-779-8660
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