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Harleston Village - Historic Downtown Charleston South Carolina
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Originally developed in 1770, Harleston village is a convenient ,
historic address in peninsular Charleston. This pleasant mix of
antebellum houses and upscale modern townhouses is situated on the
site of the first golf club in America, and a  congenial community
atmosphere still prevails. Surrounding the shady blocks of Harleston Village are the prestigious College of Charleston, South
Carolina’s Medical University complex, and historic Cannon park and
Colonial Lake.
Many of the old homes
were built from the wealth of early 19th century rice mills that
lined nearby Ashley River, and some of Charleston’s finest
Italianate, Regency and Georgian architecture is featured in such
noteworthy examples as the Blacklocke and Jenkins-Mikell houses
and the College of Charleston’s Randolph Hall.
The sidewalk stroll is
the preferred means of transportation along these quiet streets,
where neighbors gather for morning cappuccino at corner cafes or
late -afternoon cocktails on garden piazzas. Only a few blocks from
the King Street retail district, the stylish restaurants of the
City market, and the yachts and sailboats of the Charleston Marina,
Harleston Village offers easy access to all the pleasures and
necessities of the good life.
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properties in the
Harleston Village
Charleston neighborhood area
South of Broad,
Ansonborough,
Harleston Village,
Mazyck-Wraggsborough,
French Quarter,
Radcliffborough
Cannonborough,
Elliottborough,
Midtown,
Wagener Terrace,
Hampton Park
Terrace
Notable Homes and Buildings and fun facts: Among the most magnificent
properties in Charleston are the 1802 Gaillard-Bennett house at 60 Montagu Street and the 1800 William Blacklock house at
18 Bull
Street. The Montagu Street house features 10,000 square feet of
exquisitely-designed Georgian/Adam details, as well as one of the
most impressive formal gardens in the city. Robert E. Lee was a
guest of later owner Washington Jefferson Bennett, and made one of
his final public appearances at the house in 1870. Blacklock also
had his house built in the fashionable Adam style of wealthy
post-Revolutionary Charleston, and the property is listed as a
National Historic Landmark.
The enormous Victorian building at 149 Wentworth Street is
very popular as a hotel today, but at one time was room enough only
for a single, large family. Known today as the Wentworth Mansion,
the 24,000 square foot building was built by Charleston cotton
merchant Francis Rodgers in 1886. Rodgers had six children and built
his colossal home for them to enjoy the pleasures of the wealthy
class. The fifth-floor cupola was designed for his sons and
daughters to see the fire works displays at the newly-created
Colonial Lake promenade. Rodgers’ house boasted the finest in
Philadelphia pressed brick and a Second Empire style roof, from
which he watched Charelston’s sky line everyday as one of the
catalysts behind the newly-formed city fire department. Until the
1880’s all fire fighting was done by private companies, but with the
insistence of aldermen like Rodgers, the city took over those
duties and the same architect who designed Rodgers’ mansion, Daniel
Waynes, would design the orginal city fire houses that still exist
today.
Neighborhood Restaurants and Shopping: Primarily a
residential neighborhood, Harleston Village does feature one of
Charleston’s most highly-rated hotels and restaurants at the
Wentworth Mansion at 149 Wentworth Street. This opulent 20,000
square-foot Victorian masterpiece was built by Charlestonian Francis
Rodgers in 1886 with such luxurious details as Tiffany windows and
marble mantels - accommodations ranked by Conde Nast Traveler as one
of the top 50 in America. In addition, the beautifully-landscaped
grounds feature Circa 1886, a AAA four-diamond restaurant situated
in the comfortable atmosphere of an historic carriage house.
South of Broad, Ansonborough, Harleston Village, Mazyck-Wraggsborough, French Quarter, Radcliffborough
Cannonborough, Elliottborough, Midtown, Wagener Terrace, Hampton Park
Terrace
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