$2,000,000
179 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, SC 29403
MLS# 1209522
Status: Closed
5 beds  |  4 baths  |  7190 sqft


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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
Location, Tax & Legal
Legal Description: 177 179 181 Rutledge
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
Lot Size: 24,576
C/R: No
Ground Level: No
Stories: 3
HOA Fee: No
Ownership: Fee Simple
Lease Purchase: No
Potential Short Sale: No
Auction: No
Bedrooms: 5
Baths - Full: 3
Baths - Half: 2
Baths - Total: 4
Primary Structure Apx SqFt: 7190
Year Built: 1874
Acreage: 0.56
Tax/Fees
Special Assessment: No
Taxes: 25254
Regime Fee: No
Status Change Info
Sold Price/SqFt: 278.16
New Mortgage Type: Cash
Sold Date: 2013-04-30
SqFt Source
Appraisal: 1
Roof
Asphalt Shingle: 1
Lot Description
.5 - 1 Acre: 1
High: 1
Exterior
Brick - Solid: 1
See Remarks: 1
Foundation
Basement: 1
Elv. Construction: 1
Garage/Parking
Off-Street Parking: 1
Misc Exterior
Deck: 1
Fence - Brick: 1
Fence - Private: 1
Patio: 1
Patio - Covered: 1
Pool - In Ground: 1
Porch - Wrap-Around: 1
Rain Gutters: 1
Storage: 1
Stories/Levels
3 Stories: 1
Equipment/Appliances
Built-In Gas Oven: 1
Ceiling Fan: 1
Dishwasher: 1
Disposal: 1
Dryer Connection: 1
Gas Range: 1
Refrigerator: 1
Washer Hookup: 1
Other: 1
Cooling
Central Air: 1
Window Unit(s): 1
Heat
Forced Air: 1
Natural Gas: 1
Radiator: 1
Rooms
Eat-In-Kitchen: 1
Formal Living: 1
Foyer: 1
Great: 1
Laundry: 1
Living/Dining Combo: 1
Loft: 1
Mother-In-Law Suite: 1
Office: 1
Pantry: 1
Separate Dining: 1
Study: 1
Sun: 1
Utility: 1
Other (Use Remarks): 1
Amenities
Cable TV: 1
Security: 1
Trash: 1
Assumable
No: 1
Proposed Financing
Cash: 1
Conventional Loan: 1
Seller/Private: 1
Misc Interior
Ceiling - Cathedral/Vaulted: 1
Ceiling - Smooth: 1
Ceilings - 9'+: 1
Elevator: 1
Kitchen Island: 1
Walk-In Closets: 1
Window Treatments - All: 1
See Remarks: 1
New Owned
Pre-Owned: 1
Floors
Ceramic Tile: 1
Vinyl: 1
Wood: 1
FP Desc/Location
Three +: 1
Bedroom: 1
Dining Room: 1
Great Room: 1
Living Room: 1
Other (Use Remarks): 1
Possession
At Closing: 1
Negotiable: 1
Water/Sewer
Public Sewer: 1
Public Water: 1
Utility Suppliers
Charleston Water Service: 1
SCE & G: 1
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
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
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.

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