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Robert Barnwell Rhett House

The Robert Barnwell Rhett House is a historic house at 6 Thomas Street in . A National Historic Landmark, it is significant as the home of Robert Barnwell Rhett, a leading secessionist politician.
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  • Type: House
  • Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
  • Address: 6 Thomas Street, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Bickley House and Mace Brown Museum of Natural History.

House
The is an early 19th-century house at 64 Vanderhorst St, . The construction date for the house has been the subject of debate for many years, but the current consensus places the date as after 1824.

Museum
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The is a public natural history museum situated on the campus of The College of Charleston, a public liberal arts college in Charleston, South Carolina. is situated 980 feet southeast of Robert Barnwell Rhett House.

is located at 222 Calhoun Street, . It is the oldest Methodist church still standing in the city. is situated 680 feet south of Robert Barnwell Rhett House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charleston and Wraggborough.

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is the largest and oldest city in the state of in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.

Robert Barnwell Rhett House

Latitude
32.78635° or 32° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
-79.94227° or 79° 56′ 32″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1844
Levels
3
Height
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3P5+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1134677080
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q7341886
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