$2,100,000
Charleston, SC 29401
MLS# 16024050
Status: Closed
5 beds | 3.5 baths | 4013 sqft
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Property Description
AAA+ LOCATION, PARKING, GARDEN, ELEVATOR, GUEST COTTAGE, POOL … and all gorgeous! This house is both elegant and incredibly livable. It was most recently the home of bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons. c. 1758. VALUABLE TO THE CITY. The drawing room is one of the few surviving 18th C. mahogany paneled rooms in America, and the only one in Charleston. The dining room and two front rooms upstairs are beautifully paneled in cypress, known for being impervious to insects and termites. The elegant primary rooms flow back first to a sun room, beside the kitchen, and then to a very large library/family room. Glass across the back of the house brings the garden indoors. A screened porch opens out to a lush, enchanting garden room. The flow through and (see MORE...)
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Contract Info
Primary Structure List Price/SqFt: 647.65
Sub-Type: Single Family Detached
MLS List Date: 2016-09-08
Status: Closed
List Price: $2,599,000
Current Price: $2,100,000
Location, Tax & Legal
Legal Description: 60 AND REAR 62 CHURCH
Tax Map #: 4581301096
Street #: 60
Street Name: Church
Street Suffix: Street
County: Charleston
State: SC
Zip Code: 29401
Area: 51 - Peninsula Charleston Inside of Crosstown
Tax District: 71 - City of Charleston
Subdivision: South of Broad
Elementary School: Memminger
Middle School: Courtenay
High School: Burke
Directions: East side of Church Street below Broad, a few houses above Stolls Alley.
General Property Info
C/R: No
Ground Level: No
Stories: 2
HOA Fee: No
Ownership: Fee Simple
Lease Purchase: No
Potential Short Sale: No
Auction: No
Bedrooms: 5
Baths - Full: 3
Baths - Half: 1
Baths - Total: 3.5
Primary Structure Apx SqFt: 4013
Year Built: 1758
Acreage: 0.18
Tax/Fees
Special Assessment: No
Taxes: 11407.75
Regime Fee: No
Status Change Info
Sold Price/SqFt: 523.3
New Mortgage Type: Cash
Sold Date: 2016-11-10
SqFt Source
Hired Measurement: 1
Roof
Asphalt Shingle: 1
Lot Description
Inside: 1
Level: 1
Misc Exterior
Fence - Brick: 1
Fence - Wooden Enclosed: 1
Handicapped Equipped: 1
Lawn Irrigation: 1
Pool - In Ground: 1
Porch - Screened: 1
Rain Gutters: 1
Stoop: 1
SF Detached Style
Charleston Single: 1
Exterior
Wood Siding: 1
Foundation
Basement: 1
Garage/Parking
Off-Street Parking: 1
Stories/Levels
2 Stories: 1
Equipment/Appliances
Ceiling Fan: 1
Dishwasher: 1
Dryer: 1
Gas Range: 1
Refrigerator: 1
Satellite Dish: 1
Security System: 1
Washer: 1
Cooling
Central Air: 1
Heat
Natural Gas: 1
Rooms
Eat-In-Kitchen: 1
Formal Living: 1
Foyer: 1
Great: 1
Mother-In-Law Suite: 1
Separate Dining: 1
Sun: 1
Amenities
Elevators: 1
Handicapped Equipped: 1
Assumable
No: 1
Primary Bedroom
Multiple Closets: 1
Sitting Room: 1
Upstairs: 1
Proposed Financing
Cash: 1
Conventional Loan: 1
Misc Interior
Ceiling - Smooth: 1
Ceilings - 9'+: 1
Elevator: 1
Handicapped Equipped: 1
Skylight: 1
New Owned
Pre-Owned: 1
Floors
Wood: 1
FP Desc/Location
Three +: 1
Bedroom: 1
Dining Room: 1
Gas Connection: 1
Gas Logs: 1
Living Room: 1
Other (Use Remarks): 1
Possession
At Closing: 1
Special
Flood Insurance: 1
Water/Sewer
Public Sewer: 1
Public Water: 1
Utility Suppliers
Charleston Water Service: 1
SCE & G: 1
Property Features
SqFt Source: Hired Measurement
SF Detached Style: Charleston Single
Lot Description: Inside; Level
Misc Exterior: Fence - Brick; Fence - Wooden Enclosed; Handicapped Equipped; Lawn Irrigation; Pool - In Ground; Porch - Screened; Rain Gutters; Stoop
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Exterior: Wood Siding
Foundation: Basement
Misc Interior: Ceiling - Smooth; Ceilings - 9'+; Elevator; Handicapped Equipped; Skylight
New Owned: Pre-Owned
Rooms: Eat-In-Kitchen; Formal Living; Foyer; Great; Mother-In-Law Suite; Separate Dining; Sun
Primary Bedroom: Multiple Closets; Sitting Room; Upstairs
Cooling: Central Air
Floors: Wood
Heat: Natural Gas
Possession: At Closing
Utility Suppliers: Charleston Water Service; SCE & G
Special: Flood Insurance
Amenities: Elevators; Handicapped Equipped
Proposed Financing: Cash; Conventional Loan
Assumable: No
Supplements
around the home is perfect for entertaining and it is all very private. Behind the garden to the left is a large guest cottage and to the right, behind a hedge, is yet another garden room, this one featuring a large pool. High walls at the back and left of the property and Mrs. Whaley's garden on the south side, separated by a tall, graceful white fence, define this secluded piece of heaven.
Upstairs the home has a total of 4 bedrooms. Two bedrooms and a bath over the primary front rooms are currently arranged as a master suite. There are two additional bedrooms and a bath in the back of the upstairs portion of the house. There is an elevator in the middle and a perfect spot to add back stairs should you desire.
The home is quite lovely and ready to move into. The light is notable because the house to the north sits back on its lot, allowing sunshine to pour into 60 Church. Four fireplaces: LR, DR and Dressing Room have gas logs. Master BR has a gas line in place.
Rated in "This is Charleston" as VALUABLE TO THE CITY.
The drawing room is one of the few surviving 18th C. mahogany paneled rooms in America, and the only one in Charleston. The dining room and two front rooms upstairs are beautifully paneled in cypress, known for being impervious to insects and termites.
See a more detailed write up as well as exhibits and interesting history details, and a floorplan, in Documents.
EASY TO SEE AND SHOW!
Main house ~3,185 sf. Guest cottage ~828sf. HCF Easement, no transfer fee.
Paneling and Mantle Sketch 
Listing Office: Handsome Properties, Inc.
Last Updated: June - 24 - 2025
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