CSOL hosts annual Symphony Designer Showhouse
An elegant 1903 high-style Queen Anne Victorian on Charleston’s beautiful Rutledge Avenue, South of Broad, is being featured as the 42nd annual Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc. (CSOL®) Symphony Designer Showhouse.
The house, which opened March 27, displays three levels of exquisite spaces presented by local interior designers. All proceeds benefit the Charleston Symphony and fund CSOL Music Scholarships.
The 2019 CSOL Symphony Designer Showhouse sits at 16 Rutledge, one of Charleston’s premiere residential streets near Colonial Lake. The home was built by Charleston Mayor Wilson G. Harvey, later Lieutenant Governor and Governor of South Carolina, who lived next door. The Harveys are one of only three families to own the house, which retains its dramatic period exterior ornamentation and elegant interior features.
Kitty Reid, CSOL President, notes: “We are thrilled to present our 2019 Designer Showhouse, where the focus is on our beautiful city, its exceptional architecture and our talented and wonderful designers. Springtime is so special in Charleston, and this most cherished event welcomes thousands of visitors to Charleston each year. We’re so happy to be a part of presenting our city and all it has to offer to the world.”
The CSOL Symphony Designer Showhouse will be open daily through April 28 (closed Easter Sunday). The CSOL is also introducing their SCORE Pop-Up Shop to the Designer Showhouse, featuring an exclusive selection of specially curated items for sale.
“SCORE is a refreshing retail approach for the Designer Showhouse,” noted Karen Thompson, co-chair of SCORE. “We’re excited about our new pop-up shop that will feature edited collections with a unique point of view that are available for a limited time. SCORE sells new, vintage, and noteworthy items which aren’t available everywhere else.”
House and SCORE hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Lunch is available in Café Musique Monday through Saturday. Be sure to check online for details on special events throughout the month.
Tickets at the door are available for $25 each. Tickets include access to all rooms. SCORE and the café do not require a ticket. Children 10 and older are admitted with a ticket when accompanied by an adult. For more information, visit www.csolinc.org.