Capers-Motte House

[1] Later, the house purchased and became the home of Colonel Jacob Motte, who served as the treasurer of the colony for 27 years until his death in 1770.

[1] His son, also named Jacob Motte, married Rebecca Brewton, daughter of goldsmith Robert Brewton and sister of Miles Brewton, a wealthy slave trader.In 1778, Colonel James Parsons occupied the house; he was a member of the Continental Congress and had been offered the vice-presidency of South Carolina before the formation of the United States.

Her granddaughter, American artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, lived in the house in the 20th century.

[1] After the house was bought in 1969 by Anthony Cecil and his wife, they had it restored to its Georgian and Adam period appearance, with later changes removed.

[3] The house follows a traditional double-house format with four principal rooms on each floor, and a centrally located stair hall.