Wraggborough in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
28 Chapel Street
Vanderhorst Mansion
| | circa 1832 | |
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
1. 28 Chapel Street Vanderhorst Mansion Marker
Built as a suburban villa by a member of the wealthy Vanderhorst family, owners of much of Kiawah Island, the stuccoed brick house stands two stories above a raised basement and has a piazza approached on the main floor by a double, semicircular, brownstone staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade. A dogtooth corniced pediment projects from the center of the gable roof. The house contains most of its original late federal woodwork and some of the finest wrought-iron in the city.
Erected 2004 by Preservation Society of Charleston.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina, Preservation Society of Charleston series list.
Location. 32° 47.46′ N, 79° 55.95′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Wraggborough. It is on Chapel Street, on the right when traveling west. Located between Alexander and Elizabeth Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Chapel Street, Charleston SC 29403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The John N. Tidemann House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Liberty Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away);
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Regarding 28 Chapel Street. Arnoldus Vander Horst-
Served under Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox) during the Revolutionary War.
South Carolina House of Representatives, 1776-1780
South Carolina Senate, 1780-1786
Also see . . .
1. Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Kiawah is a sea island, or barrier island, on the Atlantic coast of the United States. (Submitted on June 20, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
2. Town of Kiawah Island. Kiawah Island has been chosen as one of "America's Happiest Seaside Towns" by Coastal
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
2. 28 Chapel Street Vanderhorst Mansion and Marker
3. A Short History of Kiawah Island and Quash Stevens. Kiawah Island's English history begins with its "purchase" from the Kiawah Indians on March 10, 1675. (Submitted on June 20, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
3. 28 Chapel Street Vanderhorst Mansion
stuccoed brick house stands two stories above a raised basement and has a piazza approached on the main floor by a double, semicircular, brownstone staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade.
Kiawah Island: A History by Ashton Cobb, 1937
4. Vanderhorst Plantation on Kiawah Island
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,171 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on June 20, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
