Wentworth Mansion

The Wentworth Mansion is a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina.

Wentworth Mansion
Location149 Wentworth St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32.77985°N 79.93990°W / 32.77985; -79.93990
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Part ofCharleston Historic District (ID78002497[1])
Designated CPJuly 16, 1978

It was built in 1886 as a home for cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers (b. 7 May 1841, d. 13 Mar 1911 (aged 69)) and his family. Rodgers' burial site is in Magnolia Cemetery.[2]

The mansion is Second Empire in style.[3]

The Rodgers Mansion was purchased in 1920 for $100,000 by the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Charleston, a Masonic organization. In 1922 it constructed an auditorium on the property, connected by a corridor to the mansion, which could accommodate the organization's 600 members; the auditorium was removed some time later.[4]

It is a contributing property in the Charleston Historic District.[note 1]

It was listed as a member of Historic Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2003.[3]

Notes
  1. See sources at Charleston Historic District covering the large scope of that historic district. This site is in the core area, well south of the northern boundary, Bee St.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Francis Silas Rodgers". Find-a-grave.
  3. "Wentworth Mansion". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. McDonald Burbidge. "Masonic Buildings and Sites of Charleston, South Carolina". Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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