Nathaniel Russel House

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Nathaniel Russel House

Built in 1808, this historic home in Charleston was owned by merchant and slave trader Nathaniel Russel. It is regarded as one of the United State’s most important neoclassical houses built during the colonial and early Federal period of US history. The house gives visitors a glimpse of the life of rich merchantile class of the period, owing their fortune mostly from the spoils of the Atlantic trade.

The house is best known for its “free-flying” staircase, which goes up three stories with no visible supports. Visitors learn about the lives of the Russell family and their enslaved African Americans responsible for maintaining this large household.

Interesting Facts About the Nathaniel Russel House

The house features three main rooms per floor, each of different geometric designs: a rectangular room in front; an oval room in the center, and a square room in the back.
A two-story slave quarters that housed many of the estimated 18 slaves that were at the Nathaniel Russell House, is found at the back of the property.
The house also features a formal English garden, which is known for its beautiful blooms at springtime.
The Nathaniel Russell House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is maintained and preserved by the Historical Charleston Foundation.

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