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Aiken-Rhett House


Tour the Aiken-Rhett House African Americana at the Aiken-Rhett House
History of the Aiken-Rhett House Slavery in Charleston

Stairhall

The Aikens' guests used the main stairhall to enter the second floor. Unlike the first floor, the upper floors were never reconfigured and show the original plan of the house, a central hallway with two rooms on either side.

On the second floor, a chandelier hangs in the center of the hallway and sconces hang on either side of it. The three fixtures are a remarkable record of the evolution of lighting: the chandelier is oil burning, the sconce on one side was piped for gas in the 1850s, and the sconce on the other side was wired for electricity in the twentieth century.

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PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets are $10. Visit both the Nathaniel Russell House and the Aiken-Rhett House for $16. Children ages 6-16 are $5 and can visit both for $10. Children ages 5 and younger are free.

Tickets may be purchased at either site.

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

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

Click the map above for Driving Directions.

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

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

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