60 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401 (MLS# 16024050)


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60 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401

$2,100,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 3.5 Square Footage: 4,013 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 7,841 Status: Closed
Current Price: $2,599,000 List Date: 9/08/2016 Last Modified: 6/24/2025

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...)

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.

More Information MLS# 16024050

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
Listing Office: Handsome Properties, Inc.
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Last Updated: June - 24 - 2025
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