Beaufort
Anchorage 1770
Planter Ralph Elliott's Bay Street house, which the inn says the National Register dates to 1770; Lafayette was entertained here in 1825.
- Built
- c. 1770SCDAH calls the William Elliott House pre-Revolutionary; the inn says the National Register gave it a construction date of 1770 and notes that some evidence points to a few years after the Revolution. Remodeled 1891 by Admiral Beardsley, who named it The Anchorage.
- Style
- Tabby foundation; 1891 remodel with stucco and Corinthian piazza columns
- Type
- Inn
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Planter Ralph Elliott built the house and willed it to his nephew William Elliott, a member of the Commons House of Assembly in 1772; his grandson William Elliott III, author and politician, entertained the Marquis de Lafayette here as mayor in 1825. Union forces used it as a hospital, the “Mission House,” during the occupation of Beaufort, and Gen. Wade Hampton spoke from its porch in 1876. In 1891 Admiral Beardsley bought it, named it The Anchorage and spent about $80,000 remodeling it with stucco, carved woodwork and Corinthian columns.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 1103 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC 29902
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.