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Aiken-Rhett House

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Girl Scout Opportunities @ the Aiken-Rhett House


Junior Girl Scouts can earn credits toward their Local Lore Patch with these exciting new visits to the Aiken-Rhett House, c. 1818.

Tour Your Community: Look for three different architectural periods at the Aiken-Rhett House. Your guide will discuss how the house changed from the Federal style to the Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles, while interpreting the social lives of the Aiken-Rhett family.

Take a Trip: Visit the Aiken-Rhett House for a special tour focusing on the everyday lives of women living on the property. Explore the manual labor being performed by African American women in the back lot and compare it to the life of entertainment and Grand Tours of the Aiken-Rhett family living in the main house.

$5 Per Girl Scout
Adults complimentary per Girl Scout Safety Wise Ratio
Additional Adults: $8 per person
Reservations are required for these tours; please call (843) 724-8482 to schedule.

Scouts of any age can schedule a tour of the Aiken-Rhett House, which can be catered to satisfy a patch requirement or just provide an interesting local field trip. These two tours satisfy requirements toward the Local Lore Patch for Junior Girl Scouts. 		 


LOCATION
48 Elizabeth Street, two blocks from the Charleston Visitor Center.

Click the map above for Driving Directions.

RESTORATION UPDATES
Periodic updates from the Aiken-Rhett House restoration team's "Field Notes".

Blog: http://aiken-rhett.blogspot.com

2008 MUSEUM SPONSOR
2008 Museum Sponsor - Chubb

HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday - Saturday : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m
Sunday : 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Last tour begins at 4:15 p.m.

Features the only "audio tour" in Charleston

PURCHASE TICKETS
$10 or visit both the Aiken-Rhett House and the Nathaniel Russell House for $16. Tickets may be purchased at either site.

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

GIRL SCOUT OPPORTUNITIES
Learn more about earning credits toward your Local Lore Patch.

INFORMATION
Phone: (843) 723-1159
Email: vperry@historiccharleston.org