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The Jacob Rabb House (c.1851), located in the exclusive Annsonborough Neighborhood in the Heart of the Historic District, is your unique opportunity to experience Charleston the way the locals do, in your own Historic Private Home and Garden. Enjoy your next vacation or event in Charleston style and make once in a lifetime memories for you and your family.
The elegant three story property and walled garden is beautifully maintained and offers an unbeatable combination of quiet luxury, privacy and safety during your stay in the City of Charleston. All of this and off street parking for our guests, an extra not easily found! The home as been extensively renovated and is tastefully furnished for our special guests. We offer Gilchrist & Soames Bath Products upon arrival,as well as fine coffee/teas!
The Jacob Rabb House is a "one of a kind" alternative vacation destination for your next visit or event in Charleston. The elegant property is perfect for family vacations, weddings, small functions and events or meetings. Teas, luncheons, dinner parties, oyster roasts, whether inside and/or in the garden, are just a planning session away. Make your special time here the most memorable ever.
We offer the Jacob Rabb House for nightly, weekly, or monthly visits. We also offer the property for daily or evening events and functions. Special rates for the use of the property for one day or evening events are available. Be sure to ask about our special "Concierge Service" we offer, if you so desire, at an additional cost. Have all the grocery shopping done and in place prior to your arrival, or fresh flowers throughout the home. The sky is the limit on your needs, just request and it will be done prior to your arrival. We can accommodate almost any type of event or function as well, even your Christmas Holiday; imagine the home decked out in grand decorations down to gifts under the tree!
History: The historic antebellum brick home was built in 1851 by Jacob Rabb, who purchased the lot from the neighboring Methodist Episcopal Church. He constructed the present building, a typical brick single house with a plastered brick gable end and slate roof. Our home is the only survivor of its kind of the Fire of 1861 in Annsonborough, which is evident by the smaller more modest wooden dwellings constructed after the Civil War, such as the freedman's cottages at 14 and 17 Pinckney Street, and the small wooden single houses at 18 and 19 Pinckney Street.The property has had extensive renovations over the past 15 years, receiving several awards for historic preservation, and the Carolopolis Award from the Preservation Society of Charleston. The Jacob Rabb House is protected by a Conservation Easement Donated to Historic Charleston Foundation, 2004.
The charming Annsonborough Neighborhood itself was conceived in 1696 as the first "suburb" of the original walled City of Charles Town. It came to be known as Annsonborough for the colonial naval officer George Anson, the future First Lord of the Admiralty. It was said that he won the rights to the property in a card game with a wealthy local merchant. What great luck! A stroll through the neighborhood will give you examples of amazing historic architecture, grand columns and piazzas, original wrought iron gates, lovely gardens and courtyards, massive live oaks and one of the few original cobblestone streets left in the City.
The property is located on Pinckney Street at Church Street, just one block off famous Market Street. Our perfect location enables you to enjoy every aspect of Charleston's Historic District. Step right out your front piazza door and this grand City is yours! Walk through the Old City Market on your way to stroll the famous Battery on East Bay Street, or take up a few art galleries and antique shops along King Street before a quiet, lovely dinner at one of Charleston's many fine restaurants. Pack a picnic and head to the Waterfront Park or take a private ride around town in a Horse-drawn Carriage. Museums, the Aquarium, The Dock Street Theater, famed House and Garden Tours, and even a evening Ghost Tour are all within walking distance of your vacation rental home.
The Property: Upon entering the property via a gated drive into the well kept garden, you begin to experience the real feel of your visit to Charleston. Take some time to relax a bit in the garden, then ease on up to the piazza, drop into a rocker and take in the sights and sounds of the City. Lets go inside . . .
The first level of the home consists of a formal yet cozy Drawing Room (or sitting room), a formal Dinnng Room, the well appointed Kitchen, and a Powder Room. Moving upstairs to the second level, you come upon the Library, stocked with over 300 great books for your reading enjoyment. Also on the second level you will find the Master Suite, consisting of a beautiful bedroom and stunning bath with a shower, separate tub, and double sinks. The washer/dryer is also located in the master bath for your convenience, although cleverly hidden from view. With the second floor piazza enterance located just outside your bedroom door, you will be tempted to grab a book and rock away while enjoying the views of the garden and City. Finally, up to the third level you will find two well appointed Guestrooms, one with a futon added for a young adult or child. We also have a full bath (shower only) on this level, as well as a small sitting area at the top of the steps.
We are confident you and your family will find our property to be exactly what you are looking for in a rental property for your next visit to Charleston, South Carolina. The experience in our home will send you home with memories for a lifetime. We look forward to meeting you soon. Take care.
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Pet Friendly: We offer our property to pets, on a case by case policy only. Generally, most family dogs are allowed. NO LARGE DOGS. We do charge an extra pet deposit, half of which IS NON-REFUNDABLE, the remaining shall be refunded if no problems, or pooh, are found. We do have the option to not allow certain pets.
