Robert Brewton House

Robert Brewton House is a three-story brick building in Charleston with classical colonial layout. Each floor features a central hall with one room on each side, and behind the main structure sits a garden with separate outbuildings for kitchen, carriage storage, and living quarters.

The house was built in 1730 and belonged to Colonel Robert Brewton, a wealthy wharf owner who served as the provincial powder receiver. The structure is recognized as one of the earliest known examples of Charleston's distinctive single house architectural style.

The building displays Charleston's distinctive housing style with its narrow street-facing side, a design common among wealthy merchants of that era.

The building sits on Church Street and can be explored from the outside, with its narrow side facing the street making a striking first impression. The rear garden with its outbuildings shows how daily life was organized in a prosperous household.

The second floor featured large French doors opening onto a wrought iron balcony with decorative plasterwork framing the windows. Such refinements were uncommon in the region's early colonial architecture.

Location: Charleston

GPS coordinates: 32.77444,-79.92950

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:41