Charleston Women In Real Estate 2017

C H A R L E S T ON ’ S 2 0 1 7 Women I N R E A L E S TAT E www.ChsWomenInRE.com | CharlestonWomenInRE.com | CharlestonWomenInRealEstate.com WIRE give it six months to see if she could make a go of it. “She borrowed $500 from an aunt, rented an office for $35 a month and bought some Army surplus furniture,” Hartnett recalled. She did indeed make some sales. Her first listing was the Sword Gate House on Legare Street. “It belonged to a descendant of Lincoln, Mary Lincoln Beckwith,” Hartnett said. “It sold for $47,500 in 1948.” By contrast, that property was listed for $23 million a few years ago. She also founded the Women’s Council of Realtors and served as chairman of the South Carolina Real Estate Commission. Her agency continues to this day, with Thomas F. Tommy and Catherine Hartnett in front of their first office at 94 Broad St. in 1950. 1920 Susan Frost founded the Preservation Society of Charleston in an effort to save a landmark, the Joseph Manigault House, and continued her initiatives to preserve not only the homes but old ironwork and woodwork. 1931 The Charleston Board of Architectural Review was established, dedicated to preserving historic structures and maintaining the integrity of the city. All new projects, large and small, must be reviewed by the BAR. Photo courtesy of the Hartnett family.