1800s HISTORIC HOME WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE QUAINT DOWNTOWN ABBEVILLE SQUARE - where you can enjoy dining, shopping, entertainment and more! This 1850s colonial-style historic home sits on over an acre next door to the Jefferson Davis Park and Burt-Stark Mansion and has been well maintained through the years. This magnificent beauty, listed under McGowan-Gary-Harris House, stop #34 on Abbeville's Historical Walking Tour, boasts historic charm & architectural appeal. As you enter the large double front doors through the inviting front porch, the original wood floors & 12-foot ceilings welcome you into the spectacular foyer. Large living room & dining rooms flank both sides of foyer. Gorgeous double doors, beautiful mouldings, trim work & detail all throughout, plus clawfoot bathtubs keep the traditional southern mansion as it was more than a century ago. There are many multi-purpose rooms in addition to the 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. The main floor has a study, an office, family room, master bedroom, laundry room, butler's pantry, mudroom, breakfast room, 2 full bathrooms & kitchen. The kitchen is in the original space on the back of the home as they were built during this time period. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom & large walk-in closet plus a private screened porch overlooking the fenced back yard with its mature pecan trees, perfect for pets & children. There are 2 other areas, a sunroom/conservatory on the back of the home. Up the beautiful staircase to the 2nd floor, you will find 3 huge bedrooms & 2 full bathrooms, plus permanent stairs to the attic. Coal fireplaces in all upstairs bedrooms in the home plus the living room, dining room & family room; a total of 7. The property still has the original out-house in the back yard. This would make an excellent Bed & Breakfast or short-term rental property. Why are folks moving to Abbeville? It's one of the prettiest historic downtowns in SC. Charming shops, wonderful restaurants, friendly people, plus the historic Belmont Inn & Opera House. Abbeville is a great town to move to when you retire. The local health care system is excellent with wonderful practitioners, great small hospital that is affiliated with the larger teaching hospital, Self Regional. This is a great town for families with a stellar public school system and state champion high school football team. Low crime. Living close to downtown will allow you to walk to town to festivals, meet friends, stroll & enjoy all the history that this town is known for. If you want to be close to water, we have 4 lakes surrounding Abbeville: Lake Secession, Lake Russell, Lake Thurmond & Lake Greenwood. You can get to any of these within 30 minutes. The mountains are only 1 1/2 hrs away & you can get to the SC coast within 3 1/2 hours. With high speed, fiber optic internet, you can work from home. Just a little over an hour to an international airport, 2 1/2 hrs to Atlanta or Charlotte. What are you waiting for? Come see this property & all Abbeville has to offer.
