$4,000,000
1808 Ion Avenue
Sullivans Island, SC 29482
MLS# 25007708
Status: Closed
3 beds  |  3.5 baths  |  2021 sqft
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Property Description
Welcome to Shell Rose Cottage, an iconic Sullivan's Island home that evokes the original feel of the island and its history. Located at 1808 Ion Avenue, this circa 1870 beach house is situated directly across from the famed Sullivan's Island Lighthouse and magnificent Sullivans Island Beach. Featuring two bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, Shell Rose Cottage sits on a very large and open lot, providing ample room for expansion and a pool. Shell Rose Cottage is beloved on Sullivan's Island, both because it is a well maintained example of the island's original architecture and for the stunning roses that decorate its lawns. Awarded the Great Rosarian of the World in 2011, its owner is credited with bringing antique roses back into the public spaces of Charleston, having created the rose gardens.

Details
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Contract Info
Primary Structure List Price/SqFt: 2078.18
Sub-Type: Single Family Detached
MLS List Date: 2025-03-22
Status: Closed
List Price: $4,200,000
Current Price: $4,000,000
Location, Tax & Legal
Legal Description: LOT 197
Tax Map #: 5290900002
Street #: 1808
Street Name: Ion
Street Suffix: Avenue
County: Charleston
State: SC
Zip Code: 29482
Area: 43 - Sullivan's Island
Tax District: 23 - Town of Sullivan's Island
Subdivision: None
Elementary School: Sullivans Island
Middle School: Moultrie
High School: Wando
Directions: From Station 18.5 turn right onto Ion Avenue, house will be on right. Parking is not permitted in front of house.
General Property Info
Primary Bedroom – Main Level: Yes
Stories: 1
Potential Short Sale: No
Other Structures Y/N: No
Bedrooms: 3
Baths - Full: 3
Baths - Half: 1
Baths - Total: 3.5
Primary Structure Apx SqFt: 2021
Year Built: 1920
Acreage: 0.45
Tax/Fees
Taxes: 3730
Status Change Info
Sold Price/SqFt: 1979.22
New Mortgage Type: Unknown
Sold Date: 2025-05-08
SqFt Source
Hired Measurement: 1
Roof
Metal: 1
Lot Description
0 - .5 Acre: 1
SF Detached Style
Cottage: 1
Exterior
Wood Siding: 1
Foundation
Crawl Space: 1
Garage/Parking
Off-Street Parking: 1
Stories/Levels
1 Story: 1
Cooling
Window Unit(s): 1
Rooms
Eat-In-Kitchen: 1
Family: 1
Laundry: 1
Separate Dining: 1
Assumable
No: 1
Proposed Financing
Any: 1
Misc Interior
Ceiling - Beamed: 1
Ceilings - 9'+: 1
New Owned
Pre-Owned: 1
Floors
Wood: 1
Showing Instructions
Contact Listing Agent: 1
Water/Sewer
Public Sewer: 1
Public Water: 1
Utility Suppliers
SI W/S Comm: 1
Property Features
SqFt Source: Hired Measurement
SF Detached Style: Cottage
Lot Description: 0 - .5 Acre
Roof: Metal
Exterior: Wood Siding
Foundation: Crawl Space
Misc Interior: Ceiling - Beamed; Ceilings - 9'+
New Owned: Pre-Owned
Rooms: Eat-In-Kitchen; Family; Laundry; Separate Dining
Cooling: Window Unit(s)
Floors: Wood
Showing Instructions: Contact Listing Agent
Utility Suppliers: SI W/S Comm
Proposed Financing: Any
Assumable: No
Supplements
Boone Hall Plantation and a rose trail throughout the city that can still be enjoyed today. This home is on the historic register and in the historic district of Sullivan's Island.
IDX
Listing Office: The Cassina Group

Last Updated: June - 05 - 2025

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