Listing Details

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROPERTY IS NOW LISTED FOR $405,000 LESS THAN THE CURRENT OWNERS PAID FOR IT IN OCTOBER 2006. The Gabriel B. Browne House is listed as a Category II Historic Residence. It was built in 1846 by Mr. Browne, who was a commercial merchant at Gibbes Wharf. The house is solid brick, in the "Charleston Single" style, has three stories and a ground level storage area with doors & windows that could easily be finished off as additional living space, if desired. There is also an attached kitchen house (easy to separate off) in the rear of the property that has had its first level converted into a two car garage with a 1BR Apt. above. Between the main house and the kitchen house there are a total of 4BRs and 4Baths. This grand old house with its high ceilings (11'3") and largerooms was renovated in 2005/06 by an interior designer from New Orleans, who did everything from new plumbing & electrical upgrades to installing four new HVAC zones with air scrubbers and a high seer rating. From the 2nd flr. piazza and 3rd flr. Br one can sit and watch the cruise ships coming and leaving Charleston. This house has been featured in Charleston magazine, Renovation Generation and was on HGTV in September 2006. The property is quite large with oversize double piazzas and room in the rear of the property for a pool or large garden. BUYER TO VERIFY SQ FOOTAGE AND LOT SIZE. THERE IS AN HISTORIC CHARLESTON FACADE EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY.