517 Carolina Avenue, Summerville, SC 29483 MLS #26014049 Home Real Estate Dorchester Summerville 29483 517 Carolina Avenue Share Ask Realtor Saving Save Saved517 Carolina Avenue | #26014049 For Sale - $1,648,000Summerville, SC 29483 517 Carolina Avenue | #26014049 For Sale - $1,648,000 Share Ask Realtor Saving Save Saved MLS ID: 26014049 For Sale - $1,648,000 About this property Bedrooms 4 Baths 3 Half Baths 1 sq2 4028 Lot Size 1.4000 acres Year Built 1796 DOM 140AddressAddress:517 Carolina AvenueSubdivision: Historic DistrictCity: SummervilleZip Code: 29483County: DorchesterState: SCFeatures and Amenities #golf #golf-community #masterdown #off street parkingExterior Garden, Rain GuttersCooling Central AirFloors WoodRoof MetalLaundry Features Electric Dryer Hookup, Washer Hookup, Laundry RoomCommunity Features Club Membership Available, Dog Park, Golf Membership Available, RV/Boat Storage, Tennis Court(s), Trash, Walk/Jog TrailsInterior Features Ceiling - Cathedral/Vaulted, Ceiling - Smooth, High Ceilings, See Remarks, Ceiling Fan(s), Bonus, Eat-in Kitchen, Formal Living, Entrance Foyer, Game, Other, Pantry, Separate DiningUtilities Dominion Energy, Summerville CPWFireplace Features Bedroom, Dining Room, Living Room, Three +Window Features Window Treatments - SomeLot Features 1 - 2 Acres, LevelStyle TraditionalOther Central, 1 Car Garage, Off Street, Ceiling Fan(s), Outside Access, Sitting Room Show all features Description Discover one of Historic Summerville's most treasured residences. Believed to be the second-oldest home in Summerville, the iconic Ancrum Waring House, dating between 1796 and 1808, is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property within the Summerville Historic District. Situated on nearly 1.5 private acres in the heart of downtown Historic Summerville, this extraordinary property offers a rare combination of historic significance, timeless architecture, expansive grounds, and a convenient location close to local shopping, dining, parks, and year-round community events.Ideally positioned approximately 30 minutes from historic downtown Charleston, Charleston International Airport, major highways, and the area's beautiful beaches, this remarkable home provides convenient access to the best of the Lowcountry while offering the charm, character, and tranquility that make Historic Summerville such a sought-after destination. The spacious lot also offers room for a pool, guest cottage, or accessory dwelling unit (ADU / Cottage), creating exciting opportunities for future outdoor living and expansion.A picturesque tree-lined driveway welcomes you home, leading to charming brick walkways, a classic arbor, and a deep front porch that sets the tone for the elegance found throughout the residence. Inside, timeless architectural details blend seamlessly with thoughtful updates. The grand foyer opens to an expansive living room featuring a wood-burning fireplace and beautiful views of the private backyard. French doors connect the living room to an impressive formal dining room with custom built-ins, creating an exceptional space for entertaining. Soaring 13-foot ceilings, original picture rails, abundant natural light, and stunning heart pine floors showcase the craftsmanship and character of this historic home.Designed for both everyday living and memorable gatherings, the spacious kitchen features Carrara marble countertops, stainless steel appliances, generous cabinetry, two sink areas, vaulted ceilings, and a bright breakfast nook surrounded by windows overlooking Japanese maple and plum trees.The first-floor primary suite offers a peaceful retreat with a wood-burning fireplace, spacious sitting area, ensuite bath with dual vanity, and direct access to the screened rear porch. A conveniently located laundry area is nearby. An additional main-level guest suite includes a private bath, while a separate front sitting room with its own fireplace provides flexible space that may suit a home office, library, studio, or additional living area.Upstairs, two generously sized bedrooms share a full bath and are complemented by a large billiards room and an expansive loft. Also features a billiards room that could be a 5th bedroom/ fitness room/ or studio.The outdoor setting is equally captivating. Mature landscaping includes camellias, azaleas, tea olives, crape myrtles, a garden area with a pond, and a magnificent live oak estimated to be more than 200 years old, measuring approximately 16 feet in circumference. Multiple porches, including a spacious screened porch, provide inviting places to relax while enjoying the peaceful surroundings and seasonal beauty. The thoughtfully landscaped grounds create exceptional privacy while remaining just moments from downtown conveniences.Living in Historic Summerville means enjoying a vibrant community with easy access to Hutchinson Square, Short Central, locally owned restaurants, boutique shopping, art galleries, farmers markets, and numerous festivals and community events throughout the year. Nearby recreational amenities include pickleball and tennis courts, local parks with splash pads, walking trails, nearby golf courses and pool facilities, and a variety of outdoor green spaces. Whether exploring downtown by foot, bicycle, or golf cart, residents enjoy convenient access to many of the area's most popular destinations.This exceptional Historic Summerville property represents a rare opportunity to own one of the community's most significant historic homes while enjoying modern conveniences, generous outdoor space, and outstanding access to Charleston, the South Carolina coast, and everything the Lowcountry has to offer.Schools 6-8 SPED PK-5 SPED 9-12 SPED SPED PK-2 SPED 3-5 SPED PreK-K5 K3-12 K-8 Name Address Phone Type Grade Alston Middle 500 Bryan Street 8438733890 Public 6-8 SPED Charles B. DuBose Middle 1005 DuBose School Road 8438757012 Public 6-8 SPED Gregg Middle 500 Green Wave Boulevard 8438713150 Public 6-8 SPED Rollings Middle School of the Arts 815 South Main Street 8438733610 Public 6-8 SPED Name Address Phone Type Grade Alston-Bailey Elementary 820 W 5th N St 8436955210 Public PK-5 SPED James H. Spann Elementary 901 John McKissick Way 8438733050 Public PK-5 SPED Knightsville Elementary 847 Orangeburg Road 8438734851 Public PK-5 SPED Nexton Elementary 200 Scholar Way 8439003222 Public PK-5 SPED Summerville Elementary 835 South Main Street 8438732372 Public PK-5 SPED William M. Reeves Elementary 1003 DuBose School Road 8436952450 Public PK-5 SPED Name Address Phone Type Grade Cane Bay High 1624 State Road 8438998786 Public 9-12 SPED Summerville High 1101 Boone Hill Road 8438736460 Public 9-12 SPED Name Address Phone Type Grade Dorchester Adult Education 115 Devon Road 8438737372 Public SPED Name Address Phone Type Grade Sangaree Elementary 1460 Royle Road 8438203868 Public PK-2 SPED Name Address Phone Type Grade Sangaree Intermediate 201 School House Lane 8438203850 Public 3-5 SPED Name Address Phone Type Grade Bethany Child Development Center 118 W. Third South Street 843-821-1946 Private PreK-K5 Name Address Phone Type Grade Faith Christian School 337 Farmington Road 843-873-8464 Private K3-12 Name Address Phone Type Grade Trinity Classical Academy 111 Waring Street 843-885-1081 Private K-8 All Neighborhoods in Summerville ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ subdivision Active Listings Avg Days on Market Avg DoM Avg Price A ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ alston place , Summerville 1183$245,000 arbor oaks , Summerville 3409$311,321 arbor walk , Summerville 1436$353,591 arcady woods , Summerville 1392$480,238 ashborough , Summerville 7427$498,034 ashborough east , Summerville 6434$613,059 ashley forest , Summerville 2443$419,417 ashley hills , Summerville 2270$285,500 ashley plantation , Summerville 2331$286,880 ashley square , Summerville 2354$277,077 azalea estates , Summerville 1725$251,333 B belmont , Summerville 3467$306,799 beresford commons , Summerville 15$318,000 berkeley commons , Summerville 1207$324,817 berkeley farms , Summerville 1197$365,000 blackberry creek , Summerville 3342$360,121 boyle plantation , Summerville 1206$438,750 bradford chase , Summerville 5431$308,600 braeland , Summerville 1308$315,925 branch creek , Summerville 6308$378,939 brandymill , Summerville 6368$341,981 briarwood , Summerville 8404$332,561 bridges of summerville , Summerville 9394$381,888 brookwood , Summerville 5433$332,234 buckshire , Summerville 7361$362,855 butternut ridge , Summerville 2313$395,180 C cane bay plantation , Summerville 447414$425,454 carl knight ii , Summerville 184$345,000 carnes crossroads , Summerville 127351$471,912 carriage lane , Summerville 2399$426,280 carrington chase , Summerville 5370$304,715 central avenue townhomes , Summerville 1334$303,167 central commons , Summerville 6312$249,423 central estates , Summerville 3284$561,518 challedon , Summerville 3422$288,713 chaparral , Summerville 3390$573,049 cherrywood estates , Summerville 11161$696,023 clemson terrace , Summerville 3343$271,998 corey gardens , Summerville 1572$237,580 corey woods , Summerville 4383$304,415 country club estates , Summerville 4317$615,332 countryside , Summerville 196$195,000 countryside townhomes , Summerville 1457$196,557 creekside at andrews , Summerville 11265$407,375 crescent cove villas , Summerville 4554$301,804 crestwood , Summerville 4395$314,272 crichton parish , Summerville 4384$297,253 cross area (east) , Summerville 2301$249,967 cross creek estates , Summerville 1271$365,000 D daniels orchard , Summerville 5382$475,613 dawson branch , Summerville 4560$258,731 dawson pointe , Summerville 10194$254,370 dorchester estates , Summerville 1278$282,500 dovewood , Summerville 1138$390,000 drakesborough , Summerville 15293$347,573 drayton oaks , Summerville 1384$542,198 dunmeyer hill estates , Summerville 1318$303,283 dunmeyer oaks , Summerville 1110$212,400 E eagle harbor , Summerville 2243$760,600 east highland acres , Summerville 1316$477,500 elm village , Summerville 160$239,999 evergreen , Summerville 4395$347,297 F felder creek , Summerville 9369$344,023 fieldview , Summerville 3297$434,406 flowertown , Summerville 3256$242,435 founders corner , Summerville 1478$454,420 founders park , Summerville 17144$349,498 G gadsden manor , Summerville 1409$848,605 gahagan , Summerville 3337$454,461 gahagan plantation , Summerville 2365$402,200 garden hill , Summerville 1136$363,750 glendale acres , Summerville 1489$750,000 green acres , Summerville 154$275,000 greenfield estates , Summerville 2418$346,225 greenhurst , Summerville 9437$280,297 greenwood ranches , Summerville 6365$393,800 guilford gates , Summerville 1517$477,333 H hampton woods , Summerville 4734$306,617 hewing farms , Summerville 6487$586,276 hickory ridge , Summerville 1474$377,779 highwoods plantation , Summerville 3300$340,321 historic district , Summerville 14405$953,971 hunters creek , Summerville 1331$246,957 huntington farms , Summerville 2467$599,833 I indian springs , Summerville 3409$326,774 irongate , Summerville 4394$393,572 J jedburg , Summerville 1962$1,995,000 K kensington park , Summerville 3443$317,471 kings grant , Summerville 22378$402,568 knightsville , Summerville 281$366,250 L lakes of summerville , Summerville 22322$300,206 lakeview at ashborough , Summerville 1308$237,300 lazy acres , Summerville 3344$371,421 lebanon area , Summerville 15377$665,583 legend oak , Summerville 1438$286,500 legend oaks plantation , Summerville 23375$495,135 limehouse , Summerville 7263$425,018 limehouse farms , Summerville 35245$338,537 limehouse village , Summerville 7437$428,000 lincolnville , Summerville 391$258,300 M mackey farms , Summerville 2367$397,876 madison ridge , Summerville 1294$420,650 mallard crossing , Summerville 10321$327,590 marlin estates , Summerville 1352$313,221 marshall acres , Summerville 1400$305,000 meadow run , Summerville 3332$273,814 meadowbrook , Summerville 4348$273,158 midland terrace , Summerville 6311$211,657 millbrook , Summerville 1460$564,000 millwood , Summerville 2256$254,700 moodys plantation , Summerville 179$950,000 myers mill , Summerville 11264$367,760 N new hope estates , Summerville 1390$504,617 newington patio homes , Summerville 1124$369,900 newington plantation , Summerville 7379$459,382 nexton , Summerville 252386$517,744 not within a subdivision , Summerville 191$450,000 O oak knoll , Summerville 2396$359,959 oak ridge estates , Summerville 1405$414,633 oakbrook commons , Summerville 1404$250,172 oakdale estates , Summerville 6240$309,629 okatee , Summerville 2340$296,980 P palmetto park , Summerville 1333$271,642 palmetto reach , Summerville 2352$277,888 palmetto row , Summerville 5340$304,394 pecan grove , Summerville 1440$522,143 petterson meadows , Summerville 5609$395,326 pine forest , Summerville 4320$404,838 pine forest country club , Summerville 15384$493,828 pine forest inn , Summerville 1300$887,000 pinehill acres , Summerville 11398$277,588 pineland preserve , Summerville 38108$471,279 pineland village , Summerville 1652$568,478 pines at gahagan , Summerville 2453$419,536 pineview , Summerville 3214$228,500 pineview north , Summerville 17287$396,005 plum creek , Summerville 2311$368,600 pt 21 mile , Summerville 1595$325,000 Q quail arbor , Summerville 10363$366,544 quail arbor v , Summerville 3415$359,934 R regents green , Summerville 4403$207,539 reminisce , Summerville 9409$383,544 reserve at mallard crossing , Summerville 4161$353,038 riley , Summerville 3325$361,161 river birch , Summerville 3405$519,526 robynwyn , Summerville 1426$267,393 rogers cove , Summerville 1420$202,450 rose hill , Summerville 1406$307,300 rural , Summerville 1484$375,000 S sangaree , Summerville 29373$300,140 sangaree gardens , Summerville 1398$267,325 sawmill trace , Summerville 181$289,990 scotch range , Summerville 2444$354,271 scotts mill , Summerville 8324$323,129 shady oaks , Summerville 3468$277,653 shannon , Summerville 1117$259,900 sheep island , Summerville 28351$513,242 shell pointe at cobblestone village , Summerville 10268$359,386 shepard place , Summerville 190$840,000 sheppards park , Summerville 1404$685,000 simmons grove , Summerville 1163$731,250 six oaks , Summerville 27431$393,359 south pointe , Summerville 2414$425,156 south pointe estates , Summerville 2358$530,814 southern magnolias , Summerville 1355$342,784 sprucewood , Summerville 1477$251,560 summer ridge , Summerville 2346$407,100 summer trace , Summerville 2440$401,846 summer wood , Summerville 21351$260,476 summers corner , Summerville 150390$414,009 summerset acres , Summerville 5138$323,121 summerville , Summerville 1389$394,250 summerville country estates , Summerville 1337$501,900 summerville duplex comm , Summerville 1312$239,000 summerville estates , Summerville 2479$273,256 summerville farms , Summerville 1166$324,167 summerville place , Summerville 2387$325,788 sunburst lakes , Summerville 1414$331,026 sweetbay cove , Summerville 7108$455,423 sweetbriar , Summerville 1368$705,400 sweetgrass station , Summerville 19550$391,066 T tea farm , Summerville 3264$907,991 the bluffs at ashley river , Summerville 3347$440,944 the cove at mallard crossing , Summerville 12242$430,971 the crossing at st. james , Summerville 8137$356,510 the garrison , Summerville 885$469,278 the glen at summerset , Summerville 1479$348,530 the ponds , Summerville 58362$498,866 the summit , Summerville 4337$812,983 timber trace , Summerville 2394$431,310 tramway , Summerville 5350$319,959 trotters ridge , Summerville 3212$469,662 twin lakes , Summerville 3263$231,067 twin oaks , Summerville 3418$393,628 V victoria place , Summerville 2238$268,133 victoria pointe , Summerville 2376$428,970 W walden ridge , Summerville 1211$272,000 walnut farms , Summerville 2342$679,278 waring hall , Summerville 1353$334,943 waterside landing , Summerville 3257$362,425 watson hill , Summerville 34256$426,191 weatherstone , Summerville 10369$347,152 wentworth hall , Summerville 3430$392,210 wescott plantation , Summerville 45409$371,286 west highland acres , Summerville 1176$638,333 west side heights , Summerville 5232$163,971 white church place , Summerville 2427$320,933 white gables , Summerville 12384$374,204 windward village , Summerville 5171$272,240 woodland , Summerville 1391$312,500 woodland estates , Summerville 3431$585,325 Price Change history $1,725,000 $428/SqFt 15, May. 2026 $1,648,000 $409/SqFt 13, Jul. 2026 Mortgage Calculator Price: $ Down Payment: $ % Term(*in years): Interest Rate in %: % Interest Rate as of: Thu, Oct. 01, 2026 $1,648,000Home Price $1,648,000Monthly payment $1,648,000Amount Financed $1,648,000Annual cost of Loan Get Approved Map SEE THIS PROPERTY James Schiller Realtor, Brand Name Real Estate Email: [email protected] Live Chat: Reviews Your Email: Your Name: Phone: Subject: I WANT TO VIEW THIS PROPERTYI'D LIKE TO MAKE AN OFFERWHAT ARE THE FEES?ASK A QUESTION Message: Send Suggested Listings Previus Next ©2026 CTMLS, GGMLS, CCMLS & CMLSThe information is 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Listing Provided by The Boulevard Company 517 Carolina Avenue, Summerville, SC, 29483 MLS: #26014049 $1,648,000 Share Contact Realtor Saving Save Saved