Rutledge, Gov. John, House
Historic house in South Carolina, United States in Charleston, South Carolina. Built 1763. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Governor John Rutledge House is a historic house at 116 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Completed in 1763 by an unknown architect, it was the home of Founding Father John Rutledge, a Governor of South Carolina and a signer of the United States Constitution. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 116 Broad St., Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Nov 7, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000752 |
| Built | 1763 |
| Type of place | house, hotel |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 116 Broad St., Charleston, SC |
| Website | johnrutledgehouseinn.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 32.77628, -79.93342 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Buck Hall Recreation Area 28 mi |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000752. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.