Lowndes Grove, Charleston

Name: Lowndes Grove
Address: 266 Saint Margaret St, Charleston, United States

#65 among attractions in Charleston

Park, Relax in park, Event space, Georgian architecture

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Lowndes Grove, also known as The Grove or Grove Farm, is a waterfront estate built in about 1786 on the Ashley River in Charleston. It is located in the Wagener Terrace neighborhood on a triangular plot of land bordered by St. Margaret Street, 5th Avenue, and 6th Avenue. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1978. ()

Built: 1786 (239 years ago)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°48'6"N, 79°57'59"W

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266 Saint Margaret StWegener TerraceCharleston United States

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Lowndes Grove – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Summerall Chapel, The Citadel, Denmark Vesey Monument.

0.8 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Park
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Charleston
21 min walk • Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina. The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr. who was instrumental in its construction. The stadium replaced College Park. It was built in 1997 and seats 6,000 people.
0.5 miSE
Church
Summerall Chapel, Charleston
13 min walk • Summerall Chapel is a cruciform chapel on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Constructed from 1936 to 1938, the chapel serves the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and the broader Citadel and Charleston communities.
0.6 miSE
Universities and schools
The Citadel, Charleston
15 min walk • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. It has 18 academic departments...
0.7 miE
Monuments and statues
Denmark Vesey Monument, Charleston
17 min walk • The Denmark Vesey Monument is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument was erected in 2014 in Hampton Park and honors Denmark Vesey, a freedman who lived in Charleston and was executed in 1822 for plotting a slave revolt.
0.6 miE
Park
Hampton Park, Charleston
16 min walk • Hampton Park is a public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, United States. At 60 acres, it is the largest park on the peninsula.
1 miS
Park, View point, Playground
Brittlebank Park, Charleston
25 min walk • Brittlebank Park is a ten-acre park located between Lockwood Boulevard and the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina near Gadsden Creek. To the south is a condominium project and to the north is the minor league baseball stadium, the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
0.8 miE
Park
Allan Park, Charleston
22 min walk • Allan Park is a park in Charleston, South Carolina. The parcel of land was donated to the City of Charleston by Amey Allan, the widow of James Allan and the developer of most of the eastern half of Hampton Park Terrace parks on the peninsula, on March 23, 1920.
0.6 miNE
Park, Playground
Corrine Jones Playground, Charleston
16 min walk • Corrine Jones Playground was formerly known as Hester Park because of its location along Hester Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The property was used for temporary housing during World War II.
1.1 miE
Church
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Charleston
28 min walk • The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is located at 28 Race St. Charleston, South Carolina. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The first Greek Orthodox church in South Carolina was built in 1911 at Fishburne and St. Phillip Sts.
0.5 miSE
Library
Daniel Library, Charleston
14 min walk • The Daniel Library is the main library of The Citadel, and is located on the college's Charleston, South Carolina campus. The library holds approximately 180,000 volumes in addition to extensive digital collections.
1.6 miSE
Neoclassical architecture
James Nicholson House, Charleston
41 min walk • The James Nicholson House is a notable early 19th-century residence in Charleston, South Carolina which has housed the Ashley Hall school since 1909. The house was built ca. 1816 for Patrick Duncan.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lowndes Grove?

Nearby attractions include Summerall Chapel, Charleston (13 min walk), Daniel Library, Charleston (14 min walk), The Citadel, Charleston (15 min walk), Corrine Jones Playground, Charleston (16 min walk).