Robert Pringle House

It can be definitely dated because its builder, Judge Robert Pringle, had his initials and 1774 inscribed in a stone used in the construction.

Unlike most Charleston single houses, 70 Tradd Street has two rooms on each of its first two floors that are not of the same size.

[1] The piazzas and street front door reflect early 19th-century style.

The younger Pringle was appointed to serve as the United States attorney for South Carolina by George Washington after the Revolutionary War in 1789.

[3] He declined President Thomas Jefferson's invitation to serve as the United States Attorney General in 1805.

The Robert Pringle House is at 70 Tradd Street, Charleston, South Carolina
This plat was created in 1789 and shows the interior layout of 70 Tradd Street. Tradd Street is depicted along the left edge of the plat.