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Built circa 1825 by Governor Thomas Bennett Jr. in the Federal style, this 9,500-square-foot Harleston Village estate holds one of only two cantilevered 'free-flying' staircases in Charleston — the other being the Nathaniel Russell House. Operated today as a private event and wedding venue, it draws on a Crescent Garden anchored by a 200-year-old live oak, an oyster tabby courtyard, and a pineapple fountain to deliver a setting that earns its reputation without needing to oversell. The house management is consistently cited as a genuine asset — warm, competent, and apparently a deciding factor for couples choosing between comparable historic properties.
cantilevered staircase, one of two in the cityCrescent Garden and 200-year-old oakoyster tabby courtyard with pineapple fountainFederal-style architecture with Regency interiorshouse management as a booking factorantebellum prominence, National Register since 1978
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