Category: Photos - Glimpses of Charleston

6 Tradd

The gorgeous gate is guarding the entryway to 6 Tradd Street. Built around 1788, during Reconstruction following the Civil War the became a church and school for African American children.

Sword Gate

The spectacular Sword Gate, made by the reknowned artisan Christopher Werner, on Legare Street. Did you know it has a twin at the Citadel?

Georgian Row

Rainbow Row, one of the iconic spots of Charleston, is the longest cluster Georgian row houses in the United States. Pretty too!

Post Colonial Beauties

These houses on Tradd Street were built after a fire had torched the area in 1778. The close construction reflects the desire to add density to the area as the city rebuilt.

Shadowy Charleston

A beautiful gate on Orange Street casts its shadow.

Church Street Beauty

Behind this wall on Church Street is a garden designed by the famed landscape architect Loutrel Briggs. The garden and house were once dependencies of the famed Williams (formerly known as the Calhoun) Mansion.

Elderly Neighbors

This elegant driveway leads up to a house built in 1949. Its neighbors on King Street were each built in the 1790’s.

WhatAHouse

This fantastic house on Legare Street was built in 1857 on property that was originally part of the incredible Miles Brewton House complex.

While the morning sun is caught in the top of one of the towers of the Cooper River Bridge, the bottom of each towers is surrounded by a one acre sized island of rocks. The purpose of the island is to cause a ship that might head towards a tower to ground itself before crashing into it.

Flower Power

The house to which this handsome window and flower box is on Tradd Street and dates back to 1740. It was the home of the 5th postmaster of Charleston. And in keeping with the tradition of the time, the front room of the house was used as the post office.