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$16,500,000

20 S Battery Street, Charleston SC 29401
Charleston, SC 29401
Listed by Linda Harrison
Bedrooms
15
Bathrooms
18
Living area
N/A
Year built
1843

About this home

The iconic Stevens-Lathers antebellum mansion is a celebrated, important property in Charleston, located at the tip of the Peninsula across from White Point Garden. Recently renovated and restored, the improvements are significant and respectful of the home's architecture. Boasting stunning waterfront views of the Ashley River, Ft. Sumter, and across the Peninsula, this impressive Greek Revival double house was built in the 1840's, a very prosperous period in Charleston, by Samuel Norman Stevens. This home was considered one of the finest mansions built on the Peninsula at the time and has hosted many important gatherings of the Charleston Society from its beginning to the present day.The deep lot includes a beautiful Charleston garden overlooking the original kitchen house and mansion. Originally built as a 3-story 'Neoclassical showpiece' by Stevens, it was later converted in the 1870's by its new owner, Col. Richard Lathers, into a more grandiose residence, adding a library on the new 4th floor and a grand ballroom measuring 25 x 40, detailing the Second Empire style. Most of the 1st- and 2nd-period architecture remains in the plaster cornices, Greek Revival columns, and door surrounds decorated with Anthemia leaves. The sweeping, oval staircase with an Empire Newel post still remains. The property still exists as a residence and an 11-room fully licensed and grandfathered inn, the Battery Carriage Inn. The Stevens-Lathers House is considered a Category 1 property by the City of Charleston and awaits a new steward to live in as a residence or maintain the mixed-use with a Boutique Inn.

Highlights

Fireplace

Property details

MLS
CHS Regional MLS
MLS #
26025378
Property type
Single Family Detached
Subdivision
South of Broad
Status
Active
Days on market
15
On market date
September 9, 2026
Stories
5
Total bathrooms
18
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
N/A
Lot size
0.38 acres

Location

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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Memminger Elementary
0.74 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: Average (2025)
Enrollment
332
Student:teacher ratio
8.3:1
District
Charleston 01
Middle
Simmons Pinckney Middle
2.05 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.2
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: Unsatisfactory (2025)
Enrollment
262
Student:teacher ratio
10.1:1
District
Charleston 01
High
Burke High
2.06 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
355
Student:teacher ratio
6.0:1
District
Charleston 01

Walkability

Blended score for Charleston's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). EPA National Walkability Index only -- nearby-amenity data not cached yet for this area.

79
Walkable
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
15.8 / 20 -- Most walkable

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Charleston, from live MLS data.

On the market 15 days -- 55 fewer days than Charleston's current average of 70 days.
For reference, the median list price across 1,061 active listings in Charleston right now is $599,000.

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Est. monthly payment
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$3,300,000 down
$13,200,000 loan
Principal & interest$85,615
Property tax (est.)$13,750
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by CHS Regional MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated September 24, 2026.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.