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| Title | Thomas Rhett House |
| Address | 1009 Craven Street |
| Dates | circa 1820 |
| Description | Similar to the "Secession House," this is an excellently proportioned house with two-story wrap-around piazzas and transom-lighted doorways. The fine interior is accented by an arch of carved palmetto fans over the central hall. Renovations revealed beautiful original mantels in the two principal front rooms. The builder of the house is unknown; however, Thomas Rhett, with his wife Caroline Barnwell, lived here prior to the Civil War. He was the oldest of seventeen Smith children who changed their name to Rhett in honor of their great-great grandfather, William Rhett, whose family name had died out. The Rhett House has been sensitively adapted for use as a bed and breakfast inn. |