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Cumberland Street a unique, charming building full of history and
atmosphere. Live here and have your business here as well. Located within the
walled city of Colonial Charles Towne, Trott’s Cottage is one of the
few remaining pre-Revolutionary structures in the city. Records and
deeds indicate Judge Nicholas Trott (1663-1740) owned the property
prior to 1709. Judge Trott, born in England, came to In 1718, while
serving on the Vice-Admiralty Bench, Trott presided over the trial of
the infamous “Gentleman Pirate”, Stede Bonnet, sentencing him to death
by hanging. Trott is also remembered for his compilation of laws of
the colony. Trott’s Laws, one of the most complete collections of
laws in the New World. In the building’s earliest days it may have
been used as Judge Trott’s clerk’s court office as well as a
residence. It is said to have survived over the years because of its
thick brick walls covered with a tabby mixture of mud, oyster shells
and horse hair. Next door is the Powder Magazine, one of the oldest
structures extant, and a Today, Trott’s Cottage contains original and reproduction furniture after the style of the early 1700’s. The Cottage floor plan is typical of the period. A notable feature is the presence of a large central chimney – an architectural technique characteristic of pre-Revolutionary dwellings. Inside, the
Eighteenth Century cottage houses The Southern Literary Tradition
Bookshop: a collection of historic and contemporary fiction; books
about the south and low country; rare first editions and literary and
historic memorabilia. Outside, the front and rear grounds of the Cottage serve as a Colonial Tea Garden. The Gunpowder Tea Room and Garden where visitors can enjoy a variety of tea and light refreshments. This wonderful property is currently on the market. Please call Richard Hanckel, III at 843 870 1931 for more information.
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America in 1699 to accept appointment by the Lords Proprietors as
Attorney General for the Southern portion of the Province of Carolina.
very unusual, interesting building. The property backs up to the
famous St. Philip’s church yard.
