Tennessee Williams, JFK and a Suspected Nazi Spy: The History Behind Charleston’s Fort Sumter House

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Tennessee Williams, JFK and a Suspected Nazi Spy: The History Behind Charleston’s Fort Sumter House
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Before it became a condo, Charleston's famed Fort Sumter House welcomed visitors such as a young John F. Kennedy and playwright Tennessee Williams

Fort Sumter House is a former luxury hotel—now a condominium building—in the South of Broad neighborhood in Charleston, S.C.Even at 100 years old, Fort Sumter House is a relative newcomer to Charleston, S.C., where many of the homes date to the 1700s. Nonetheless, this former luxury hotel—now a condominium—touts a rich history.

In the 1940s, visitors to the hotel included playwright Tennessee Williams and a young John F. Kennedy, who used it for a tryst with the Danish journalist Inga Arvad.

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