A local's eye view
These houses are part of an attached row on Queen Street that was developed about 1802, by a father and son team — William Johnson Sr. and Jr. Both had noteworthy careers, including Junior being named to the US Supreme Court by Thomas Jefferson.
When leaving the hidden courtyard of the Dock Street Theater, there is a lovely iron-framed view of Church Street.
This beautiful house is located on State Street, diagonally across from Lodge Alley — named that because of the building in it that housed the “Marine Lodge of Freemasons” in the 1770’s.
Home to the Footlight Players, the Queen Street Playhouse (c.1830) was originally built as a warehouse for cotton, one of South Carolina’s cash crops. Just a block in from the wharves, it would have been a busy place.
St. Michael’s Church, whose cornerstone was laid in 1752, lends its name to this beautiful alley which on one end runs behind it to Meeting Street.
This little house, all 576 square feet of it, was built circa 1790. Located on State Street in the French Quarter, it would have been a dependency building or cook house for a grander house.
This curving fence, which follows the contours of Church Street, forms the eastern boundary of the Circular Church’s graveyard. In it, you can find the oldest grave in Charleston — dating back to 1695.
The Old Exchange a & Provost Dungeon is one of the most significant colonial buildings in the United States. Built in 1771, it has seen it’s more than fair share of history — including being used to host some dinners and gatherings to honor George Washington when he visited Charleston in 1791.
It was a great day in Charleston history when the Wicked Witch of the South (of Broad) had a house land on it on Tradd Street.
There are some great murals around Charleston. You can find this one on the side of Santi’s on upper Meeting Street — home of arguably the best Mexican food in town.