Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2020

70 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestofMP.com beautiful homes E very house has a story to tell, but the longer a residence has been around, the greater the possibility that it has acquired some interesting chapters along the way. Most local residents and visitors are familiar with the abundance of historic homes and properties dotting downtown Charleston, but perhaps you are less familiar with historic houses found in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant, Scanlonville, Sullivan’s Island and McClellanville, which all have properties or sections of the community listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We have compiled a list of five of the most unique homes — one from each of these locations plus Isle of Palms — and highlighted what makes them noteworthy. From the home pragmatically constructed utilizing repurposed materials to a residence that once operated as a brothel, and another that was disassembled and floated down a river to be rebuilt at a new location, these are houses boasting fascinating backgrounds and anecdotes. HIBBEN HOUSE Old Village Circa 1759, Hibben House, located at 111 Hibben Street in the Old Village Historic District, is believed to be both the oldest surviving house and building in Mount Pleasant. Once situated at the center of the 67-acre Mount Pleasant Plantation (from which the town got its name), Hibben House was originally the home of Jacob Motte, who served as South Carolina’s public treasurer for many years. During the Revolutionary War, it served as British BY COLIN MCCANDLESS These Old Houses Tales of Five Homes with Unique Histories “The Gathering Place” — nestled in the historic African-American community of Scanlonville near Remley’s Point. Photo by Jennifer Cady.