Thomas Lamboll House
Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston South Carolina bed and breakfast Inn at The Thomas Lamboll House. Our Charleston SC bed and breakfast is located at 19 King Street. A perfect example of how an old Charleston home has weathered and adjusted itself to the changing times of several centuries. Also, when known and understood, the historic Charleston Bed & Breakfast Inn reads like a history book of Charleston and the fortunes and misfortunes which have beset her.

The Inn was built around 1739 by Thomas Lee for Thomas Lamboll, it has known many owners, most of whom have seen fit to make changes; however, through it all the house has maintained its original charm and atmosphere.

Your hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Read invite you to journey back in time as you enjoy the ambiance and history of Charleston. The Lamboll House bed and breakfast inn is located just off the Battery in the heart of the historic district. The South Carolina B&B offers two large guest bedrooms with private baths. French doors leading onto the third floor piazza which has a distant view of the harbor overlooking the tree tops.

 

In 1722 Thomas Lamboll purchased the land for his house. The Lands extended to the north line of 25 King Street to the Cooper River and to the Ashley River. It included White Point Gardens where The Lamboll's had a large Rose Garden accessible only by boat. Mr. and Mr. Lamboll were noted botanist and also had an extensive botanical garden on the southwest corner of King and Lamboll Street that extended to the harbor.

Thomas Lamboll died in 1774. After his death, his daughter, Mary Lamboll Thomas, inherited the property. Eventually it was acquired by the City Council of Charleston for the straightening and widening of Lamboll Street.

In 1849 the house and lot were purchased by Patrick O'Donnell, and the building moved about 20 feet north to its present site. Mr. O'Donnell chose this house for a temporary residence while he supervised the construction of 21 King Street immediately to the north. Apparently his stay at 19 King was not temporary enough - O'Donnells bride-to-be (for whom he was building the new house) chose to marry another man before the building could be completed.