The Wentworth Mansion is a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

Wentworth Mansion
Wentworth Mansion is located in South Carolina
Wentworth Mansion
Wentworth Mansion is located in the United States
Wentworth Mansion
Location149 Wentworth St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32°46′47″N 79°56′24″W / 32.77985°N 79.93990°W / 32.77985; -79.93990
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Part ofCharleston Historic District (ID78002497[1])
Designated CPJuly 16, 1978

It was built in 1886 as a home for cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers and his family. The mansion is Second Empire in style.[2]

The Rodgers Mansion was purchased in 1920 for US$100,000 by the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Charleston, a Masonic organization. In 1922 it constructed an auditorium which could accommodate the organization's 600 members on the property, connected by a corridor to the mansion; the auditorium was removed some time later.[3]

It is a contributing property in the Charleston Historic District.[note 1]

It was listed as a member of Historic Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2003.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ See sources at Charleston Historic District covering the large scope of that historic district. This site is in the core area, well south of the northern boundary, Bee St.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Wentworth Mansion". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ McDonald Burbidge. "Masonic Buildings and Sites of Charleston, South Carolina". Retrieved December 16, 2020.