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Wentworth Mansion

Coordinates: 32°46′47″N 79°56′24″W / 32.77985°N 79.93990°W / 32.77985; -79.93990
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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

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

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.