53 Anson St Charleston, SC 29401

Listing details for 53 Anson St, Charleston, SC 29401 : The ante-bellum William Thompson House (circa 1843) was built in the Greek Revival style of solid brick with a stucco finish. It is located in the heart of Ansonborough, Charleston's most charming and walkable-to- everything neighborhood. This meticulously maintained property consists of two, separately metered dwellings, a 2 BR, 2 & a half bath Main house (53 Anson) and a 1 BR, 1 Ba Guest cottage (55 Anson) that was created out of the original kitchen house. Behind the two residences there is very private, brick walled Charleston garden with accent lighting, fountain, generous seating and dining area and two separate entrances. Beyond the garden is the off-street parking. The entire property was extensively renovated 10 years ago and has had various updates and changes made since then.The Main residence sits on the corner of Anson and Wentworth and has unblocked sunlight from the east and the south. It is a two story dwelling with heart pine floors and high ceilings throughout. A formal sitting room and dining room are on either side of the main floor entry foyer, both of which have gas fireplaces and built in cabinetry. A totally modern, light-filled kitchen was added in the Hyphen (addition between the kitchen house and main house); it has stainless appliances and granite countertops. On the second floor there is a Guest BR/sitting room with full bath and a Master BR with walk-in closet (with an ASKO high efficiency washer & dryer) and also a large master bath with Carrara marble double sinks. Both bedrooms have fireplaces as well. In the guest cottage (kitchen house) on the 1st level, there is an original slate-floored keeping room with fireplace and galley kitchen, granite counters, stainless appliances and brick & bead-board walls. Both Main house and Guest cottage have been successfully rented for many years (rental history upon request). This is a "very unusual property" with two individually-metered residences, one deed and all within 2,354 square feet of very cleverly designed living space. You can enjoy one residence as your Charleston pied-a-terre and still use the second as additional guest quarters or a source of rental income. There is an Historic Charleston facade easement on the property.