Ansonborough - Charleston Real Estate

Discover Ansonborough in downtown Charleston, SC.  Ansonborough is less than 5 minutes walking distance to the Charleston Market and many wonderful shops and restaurants.

Renowned for historic architectural  elegance  amid an atmosphere of cozy serenity,  Ansonborough is among the most delightful and sought-after addresses on the Charleston peninsula.  Quiet, shaded streets feature a range of handsome properties built during the city’s economic and cultural  heyday in 18th and 19th centuries,  including Charleston’s oldest private home,  the Col. William Rhett house, which dates to 1712.

Homes with grand columns and piazzas,  stately pediments and cornices,  intricate wrought iron and garden courtyards,  as well as massive live oaks and cobblestones are treasures found at every turn in an area within a few blocks of the bustling city market and shopping district.

The charming neighborhood was conceived in 1696 as the first suburb of the original walled  city of Charles Town.  It came to be known by its current name for colonial naval officer George Anson, future First Lord of the Admiralty,  who was said to have won rights to the property in a card game with a wealthy local  merchant .

Nationally-recognized  as a model for historic preservation  and rehabilitation in the 1960’s, Ansonborough today retains a distinctive look and feel of Charleston long ago, yet within a short walk of up-scale restaurants,  fine art galleries, libraries and museums, world-class retail ,  and the very heart of a bustling modern city.

Real estate opportunities include expansive single and double houses dating to Georgian and Greek Revival  styles, as well as quaint town and carriage houses and condominiums.
 

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