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The Calhoun Mansion


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 139 attractions in Charleston
Traveler Description: One of Charleston's architectural treasures, this historic mansion owned by George Walton Williams transports visitors back in time.
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Attraction type: Historic home
Activities: Group tours/walking tour, Arts and crafts
Address: 16 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401
Tel: 843-722-8205
Fax: 843-723-1147

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Oh Wow!
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5 of 5 stars
corsair2   1 contribution
corsair2
Dec 14, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

As you stand at the entrance waiting to enter the Calhoun House your docent will tell you that visitors frequently describe the mansion as the "oh wow house". If these are not the first words out of your mouth when you walk through the doors into the main hall, you are indeed jaded. It is a jaw dropping experience to... more

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4 of 5 stars
MountainMeadowsfarm   1 contribution
Asheville, NC
Nov 20, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Okay, so you are in Charleston and you do a tour, any tour, and your interest is peaked enough to want to get inside one of these delicious homes...just to get a deeper feel for this very unique city. Then STOP! And go to this house and walk through the gardens to the back of the house and pay the... more

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5 of 5 stars
Animaltammer   3 contributions
North Charleston
Nov 19, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

It is amazing that the owner of this house museum lets people come into his home and let people see the magnificent collection from all over the world.The only thing is the regular tour is only 30 min. long and there is so much to see. I would love to do the 90 min grand tour of the whole house.... more

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5 of 5 stars
jano-staugustine   6 contributions
St Augustine, FL
Oct 12, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

On our recent trip to Charleston, I put the Calhoun Mansion on my list of places to see because of other reviews on Trip Advisor. The home and gardens are beautiful in the Charleston tradition. The interior has been furnished with collections of the current owner and as we walked through on our tour, there is just more there than... more

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5 of 5 stars
Princess1999   2 contributions
Winston-Salem, NC
Oct 11, 2009

If you are going to Charleston, SC, be sure to call and schedule The Calhoun Mansion Grand Tour as part of your trip. The regular tour of the Mansion shows you the rooms on two floors but the Grand Tour allows you to see all 35 rooms including the cupola. From the cupola deck, you get a 360 degree view... more

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4 of 5 stars
gwgMimsFlorida   45 contributions
mims florida
Oct 7, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Expected an historic house which it is in a sense but the owner has also cluttered it with loads and loads of gear most of it irrelevant to a Southern mansion BUT we did like it! The garden is well manicured, I liked that the house is used even if mainly by cats and a dog. Expensive.($15) more

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5 of 5 stars
Chas1055   1 contribution
Grants Pass, Oregon
Sep 29, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

In August my husband and I took a private tour of the Calhoun Mansion (not much more in cost than the group tour) and it was worth every penny. This is an incredible place filled with antiques from all over the world that you would never get a chance to see any where else, even in museums. Frankie did our... more

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4 of 5 stars
jlm81030   1 contribution
Charlotte
Sep 22, 2009

This is the first time I had been to Charleston and was looking forward to touring some of the historic sights. Just the house itself is a work of art. If you're interested in Louis Comfort Tiffany, this is the house for you. The hand stenciled ceilings and incredible chandeliers are incredible. When you add all of the antiques that... more

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5 of 5 stars
suecitysue05   1 contribution
Wichita, KS
Sep 20, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

The elegant, well-manicured garden with beautiful statues, fountains, and brick walkways beckon you to see a similar extraordinary mansion. I was overwhelmed when the front door opened into a whole world of not only 1870's Victorian masterpiece of architecture but post 1800 Tiffany decorating and lighting fixtures. In addition I was invited into a private home whose owner shared with... more

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5 of 5 stars
noelhoek   6 contributions
Chicago, IL
Sep 17, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

We visited the Calhoun Mansion and Gardens and were absolutely astounded at the collection of antiques on display in this beautifully preserved home. Special kudos to Frankie for his wonderful tour! more

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The Calhoun Mansion Address

16 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Tel: 843-722-8205 Fax: 843-723-1147