Mansion for Sale in South Carolina, USA

Historic Calhoun Mansion for Sale

The Calhoun Mansion, a very distinctive and architecturally significant building, combines the elements of the Italianate Style and those of the Victorian Style popular at the time of its construction. The elements of construction contain Classical Corinthian detailing combined with decorative quoins, painted designs and other details to create a visually handsome and rewarding composition. The house is an adaptation of a Charleston single house design with its relatively narrow facade, and large piazza placed on one side. The Calhoun Mansion is a brick residence of three stories in addition to a basement level, attic, and cupola. It is located on the east side of Meeting Street between Atlantic Street and South Battery (see plat). The building contains 5,097 square feet of area on the basement level, 5,230 square feet on the first floor, 5,097 square feet on the second floor, 4,358 square feet on the third floor, 3,945 square feet in the attic, and 200 square feet in the cupola, for a total building area of 23,927 square feet.