Robinson-Aiken House
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Gov. William Aiken House
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Gov. William Aiken House
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| Location | 48 Elizabeth St., Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°47′29″N 79°56′6″W / 32.79139°N 79.93500°WCoordinates: 32°47′29″N 79°56′6″W / 32.79139°N 79.93500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP reference # | 77001216 |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1977 |
 Fly-through of Robinson-Aiken House (Double Parlor), Charleston, SC, HABS February 4, 2014 |
The Gov. William Aiken House, also known as the Aiken-Rhett House, or the Robinson-Aiken House, is a home built in 1820 at 48 Elizabeth Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The house is the best preserved complex of antebellum domestic structures left in Charleston, South Carolina.
It was a home of William Aiken, Jr., a governor of South Carolina, and before that was a home of his father, the owner of South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, William Aiken.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Historic Charleston Foundation owns and operates the Aiken-Rhett House as a historic house museum, as well as the Nathaniel Russell House.
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