CHARLESTON — Some properties take time to sell, especially the historically significant ones, when the owner holds out for a specific buyer who will appreciate it.

That’s the case for the Walker, Evans and Cogswell building, constructed in the 1850s in downtown Charleston, that sold for $3.4 million on Aug. 5.

The sale included the unusual L-shaped building with frontage at both 3 Broad St. and 117 East Bay St.

Sold as one unit, the buildings that formerly housed a publishing company were connected in the 19th century, wrapping around the corner parcel at 1 Broad St.

Lowcountry residents and real estate professionals Kait and Luke Morrison purchased the building from Broadway at Shem Creek. The Mount Pleasant LLC previously acquired the property in August 2023 for $4.9 million, accordi

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