Charleston · Upper King and Marion Square
Wentworth Mansion
Cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers's Second Empire mansion, finished in 1886 with Tiffany glass and a cupola; valet parking is included.
- Built
- 1881–86Built 1881-1886 as a residence for cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers; hotel since an 18-month renovation after Charming Inns bought it in 1997.
- Style
- Second Empire
- Architect
- Daniel G. Wayne
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 21
- Area
- Upper King and Marion Square
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers, father of 13, commissioned the four-story, 24,000-square-foot mansion at Smith and Wentworth streets from Daniel G. Wayne, completed in 1886 at a cost of $200,000. Details include Tiffany stained glass, marble mantels by Emile T. Viett and a cupola with views over the peninsula. The family sold it to the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association in 1920, and it later passed to the Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company. Richard Widman of Charming Inns bought it in 1997 and converted it to a hotel after an 18-month renovation.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Parking: on-site free
- Elevator
- Pets welcome
- Address: 149 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.