This 18th-century house was the home of Founding Father Edward Rutledge (1749–1800), a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later Governor of South Carolina.

[1][3] The Edward Rutledge House is located in historic Charleston, at the southwest corner of Broad and Orange Streets.

It is a large Charleston double house, two stories in height, with a hip roof and clapboard siding.

The facade facing Broad Street has a gable at the center of the roof, which is fully pedimented and has modillions lining its outline.

[1] The house is most notable as the home of Edward Rutledge, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.