Here in Beaufort, South Carolina, the William Elliott House carries a name that few passersby ever pause to notice: The Anchorage. Its story begins plainly with the date it bears: the house was built in 1776. That single year anchors what you see — a dwelling that later earned formal recognition, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
It also sits within the Beaufort Historic District, itself designated as a National Historic Landmark District, so this house is part of a larger, nationally acknowledged tapestry. More recently, in 2014 the property was purchased by Frank and Amy Lesesne, a modern chapter in a long life. Stand close and let those simple facts draw your attention: built in 1776, honored in 1971, cared for again in 2014.
You can imagine the layers of time held here without needing more than those dates and names to give it shape. This house, along with the whole Beaufort Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, is what awaits your attention here.