Miles Brewton House

A short distance from the Nathaniel Russell House [1] but much less viewed by tourists, the circa-1769 Miles Brewton House (27 King St.), now a private residence, is maybe the best example of Georgian-Palladian architecture in the world.

The almost medieval wrought-iron fencing, or chevaux-de-frise, was added in 1822 after rumors of a slave uprising spread through town.

This imposing double house was the site of not one but two headquarters of occupying armies, British General Clinton in the Revolution and the federal garrison after the end of the Civil War.

The great Susan Pringle Frost, principal founder of the Charleston Preservation Society and a Brewton descendant, grew up here.