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Joseph Manigault House

350 Meeting St, Charleston, SC
843 722 2996
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Ranked #46 of 87 attractions in Charleston
Type: Historic Sites
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: Historic mansion that is open to the public.
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013

This home, built in 1803, is a beautiful place. It has been restored with period furniture. The tour was "only" 30 minutes, but it was very informative. We had a great guide, and the signage inside and outside of the home is good. This opened to the public in 1949, earlier than all current homes on display but the Heyward... More

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Tulsa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2013

The Manigault House is across from the Charleston Museum and the docent giving the tour did an excellent job of quickly going through it's history from 1803 through the life of the plantation owners and following the Civil War how the house was used and abused until a donor in the mid-20th Century was able to purchase it for the... More

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Birmingham, Alabama
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2013

We toured this house on a very wet day in Charleston. The house itself is very interesting. I took lots of pictures. Our guide was very informative and interesting. I have been in more elaborate historical homes, but few that date to the late 18th century. I wish I didn't have the view of cars in some of my pictures,... More

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Fairfield, Connecticut
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

We had a nice tour of this historical house. The guide was informative and made the visit enjoyable. The tour is about 30 minutes.

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Orlando, Florida
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2013

Joseph Manigault House at 350 Meeting Street across from Visitor Center and Charleston Museum (CharlestonMuseum.org 843/722-2996), which owns this and Heyward-Washington House, is a magnificently restored classic style ‘Federal’ architecture mansion constructed in 1790. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the opportunity to tour it after purchasing a ticket at Charleston Museum. When I arrived on my last day, more than 40... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2013 via mobile

It was our 1st tour in Charleston since it is across the street from center. It was a good tour. I have been in .uch more elanorate homes but this depicted the era. Unique and interesting. We had a great guide. She invited questions & answered them thoroughly. They are connected to the Charleston Museum so some of pieces are... More

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Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 2, 2012

This home while located in a busy part of town is easy to find right across from the Visitor Center and Charleston Museum. The tour was done and the house nicely appointed. While just slightly below the Edmonston-Alston house on my list it's definitely and nice home to visit and tour.

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Palos Park, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 25, 2012

Lots of history here and a wonderful docent to lead us through the mansion. The really knew how to build houses in the 18th century.

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Houston, Texas
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

This house is really old and not that pretty, architecturally speaking, but has some interesting features and furniture. Like most museum houses, you only get to view a small portion of the entire building, so tour is rather short. There are other prettier houses to tour

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Charleston
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 23, 2012

We enjoyed the tour of the home. The pleasant tour guide was well informed and clearly presented the history of the home and its place in the time period. Even though it was quite crowded due to the Museum Mile Event, our guide was able to relay the information well.

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