The Heyward-Washington House was built in 1772, and is named for the builder, Daniel Heyward, and his famous guest, President George Washington. The property was purchased by the Charleston Museum in 1929 and has been restored and maintained as Charleston’s first house museum since then. The Garden Club of Charleston has maintained the garden since 1941. It is designed as a garden that might have been found in Charleston during the late 1700s and features a knot garden and plants authentic to the period.