The Barksdale House Inn

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Barksdale House Inn is a 1778 house which has been converted to a 14 room Inn. It is located in the Although the Barksdale House appears to be Victorian, it is actually the Regency Style typical of the Federal Period (early 19th century). While the construction date of the house was never documented, George Barksdale, to whom the house is now attributed, bought the land in 1778. Read more He was a wealthy Charleston planter and one¬-time member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He spent most of his time at his country residence, Youghall Plantation, but served a term in office as a tax inquirer and collector for his home parish. George’s nephew, Thomas Barksdale, constructed the house on this property sometime between 1778 and 1817. In May of 1817, Thomas Barksdale sold the townhouse. From that time on, the house had numerous owners and occupants. The Barksdale House is located at 27 George Street in the original Ansonborough district of Charleston, which was an area formerly known as the “Bowling Green.” It was the city’s first suburb and was platted-out in 1746. Its boundaries are King Street, Anson Street, Calhoun Street, and Hassell Street. By the end of the 18th century, Ansonborough was home to several wealthy merchants, tradesmen, and a few planters. This prime location boasted house on both sides of the street up until the 20th century and commercial activity just minutes away. Word-of-mouth believes that the two front rooms on the main floor were dedicated to the original Post Office of Charles Town, SC. The Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of 1884 shows the house was only two stories high and had a couple of two-story subsidiaries. In the 1888 map, it refers to one of the subsidiaries as the “kitchen,” and the other subsidiary, being equivalent in size, may have been the carriage house. The house remained much the same until around 1902, when the Map depicts it in the Victoria style with the additions of two one-story bay windows on the front of the house, and a French hipped roof that added an extra story to the house. The interior now contains three floors of individually designed rooms. Some of the interior details include borders and fabrics of the 18th and 19th centuries. The remodeling of the house in 1985 included the installation of marbleized and stenciled slate mantels; widening of the stair ha Update description
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27 George St
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(843) 577-4800

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Laura E. 2016-06-08

Wonderful! Patio is beautiful and the afternoon/bedtime cookies are awesome. Very clean and historic home! Can't wait to go back!

Annette C. 2018-03-22

Nice place, better than staying in a hotel, Excellent breakfast options. Local flavor. Close to everything. Needed no car, Uber when necessary. Would...

Pam P. 2017-11-26

Love this place. The staff is amazing. The rooms are cozy. Beautiful place with traditional Charleston charm.

Peggy Ann Crowley- W. 2017-11-04

Mother & daughter time here in Charleston The room is beautiful.

Felix M S. 2017-08-29

A lovely B&B. The room was clean and a had all the conforts you may expect. The air conditioner worked very efficiently.

Chad W. 2017-08-20

Great weekend stay for my girlfriends birthday. Everyone is so helpful. Accommodations are cozy. As someone who travels all the time this felt like...

Nancy Jezowski E. 2017-08-13

Very nice place, very friendly, would definitely stay here again!!

Nay R. 2017-08-07

It was awesome and super clean , we had a great time and experience and we are def going back very soon

Robert M S. 2017-05-26

Very nice Inn/B&B in Charleston, very convenient location with parking!

Melissa M. 2017-04-23

Great place to stay! Wonderful and friendly staff. Love the breakfast. Will be coming back.

Melody C. 2017-04-04

We are here now and its one of the coziest, friendliest, nicest places I've stayed. We are loving every second of it

Tedi Held L. 2017-02-03

Hubby and I stayed 2 night here to see family. We had a large room with a king bed on the 3rd floor, comfortable bed, nice bath, lots to choose from...

Cheryl D. 2017-01-09

Wonderful as always. Staff are very friendly and make you feel like family. Great place to celebrate our engagement

Alison B. 2016-12-19

Comfortable, clean, good food, nice sized bathtub. Friendly staff. I'll be back!

Ian A. 2016-12-11

Beautiful Period Guest House, spacious rooms filled with character, charm and attentive staff....we loved it!

Sherry P. 2016-12-06

Great place to stay I loved the Tea Time. I feel in love with Firefly vodka a South Carolina original

Jennifer Street T. 2016-11-15

We really enjoyed our stay at The Barksdale last night. Great location, lovely attention to small details, and a very friendly staff that makes you...

Nancy Lally C. 2016-10-11

Good location, great room, super pleasant staff. I'll definitely stay here again when I go back.

Shelley Sossamon S. 2016-08-15

We had a great weekend staying at Barksdale House Inn! The room was clean and neat and the breakfast was delicious! We were in Charleston for a...

Amanda M. 2016-07-23

By far the best place I have ever stayed in Charleston after visiting regularly for 15 years. Staff was absolutely wonderful, food was delicious,...

Updates from The Barksdale House Inn

The Barksdale House I. 2017-10-17
What place can you go to that allows cute pups and has delicious banana pudding as an afternoon snack? Right here at the Barksdale House Inn! Who's coming to help us finish this bowl?

The Barksdale House I. 2017-08-21
We had a great time "Getting Mooned" with some of our awesome guests during our impromptu Eclipse party this afternoon! The clouds opened up perfectly for an amazing show! Thank you to our wonderful guests for sharing this experience with us! Side note:

The Barksdale House I. 2017-08-21
This gentleman deserves all the brownie points... He booked his lady a romance package with a special request of Eclipse Glasses!! Book your romance package today and let us customize it for you!! #visitcharleston #charlestonsc #weloveguests #bedandbreak

The Barksdale House I. 2017-08-20
It's not everyday you get to watch someone follow their dreams! Today we say "See Ya Later!!" to our awesome team member, Blair Horton as she follows her dreams to Japan for the semester. Have fun, be safe and take lots of pictures! See you when you get b

The Barksdale House I. 2017-08-13
Poodles, pomeranians, westies, and so much more! All these little furry friends came to stay with us at the Barksdale House Inn! For only $20 per night per pet, your pet can stay with us too! Who's coming stay with us and bringing their fuzzy children?

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