A formal elegant living room with street frontage bay windows and dining room with fireplaces, hold lofting 11-foot ceilings with decorative crown molding….and host a Charleston treasure…. unique hand stenciled ceilings preserved by a National Trust grant. The den or office boast passage to a climate-controlled wine room. This historic Italianate home has nearly 3300 square feet of living space, five fireplaces and four bedrooms. 131 Broad, built by prominent, SC’s Attorney General, James Petigru, is a Charleston landmark, on the National Register of historic homes. There are nearly floor to ceiling double doors with lite windows atop, open to two piazza’s for entertaining. A teak Charleston porch swing entices you to relax and read as the afternoon sun filters through the holly trees and camelias. The recently designed – dining-in – kitchen complete with custom cabinetry, and Thermador appliances includes a chefs six burner range and double ovens. French doors beckon to a court yard designed by landscape architects, Wertimer and Associates. This one-of-a-kind, historic home was recently painted inside and out, crowns custom window dressing throughout. Off the kitchen, is a third bathroom, and a second staircase that access the second floor and has built-in pantry space. Once through the iron gates; brick passage makes way for three off street parking and turn around. This South of Broad jewel stands adjacent to The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, a walk to the Four Corners of the Law, Colonial Lake, East Bay Street’s restaurants, and King Streets shopping and antiquing. The Italianate architecture generally dates from 1840 to 1885 period. This 1880’s vintage home reflects the identifiable low-pitched roof, large bracketing and paneling and rich paired doors with elaborate copper hood. The expense and craftsmanship lavished on the exteriors offer testament to the prosperity and optimism of this era.
