Photos of Charleston, SC by Glimpses of Charleston

Vive La France

This four pound cannon is thought to have been made in France and was used by the American forces during the Revolutionary War. You can find it in White Point Garden, on the King Street side.

These wonderful facades can be found on King Street. The beauty is just one of the things that caused it to be named one of the 10 top shopping streets in the United States by US News and World Report.

Church Street Beauty

This beautiful house on the bricked portion of Church Street was built in 1794. Interestingly, the stucco still shows evidence of early lime wash and paint color. Cool window boxes too.

Villa Margherita

Built in about 1895 as a private residence, which it is now, Villa Margherita on South Battery served as a small, exclusive hotel for about 40 years. Among its guests were a number of US Presidents, Henry Ford and Alexander Graham Bell.

Enter Here

This well planted welcoming entrance can be found on Concord Street, across from Joe Riley Waterfront Park. They have a beautiful view across the park near the Pilot’s Pier out into the harbor.

Sunnyside Up

The morning sun coming up over the High Battery is always a beautiful sight. The Battery walls were not the first structure on this area of the peninsula. As far back as 1735 there were fortifications on the site, with Broughton’ s Battery (aka Fort Broughton).

Flowers with a View

This well situated flowerbed can be found in Joe Riley Waterfront Park, which has been renamed to honor the wonderful Joseph P. Riley Jr. — long time mayor of Charleston.

Ghostly!

This beautiful set of houses on South Battery is anchored by the Stevens-Lathers House on the right. Housed within the building is the Battery Carriage Inn — known not only for its great location across from White Point Garden, but for its collection of ghosts as well. You can stay there, but you never know who might join you.

Shutes Folly

Directly in front of this well situated bench lies Shutes Folly — the island home of Castle Pinckney. Now privately owned, not much goes on there, but it does fly a multitude of flags.

Church Street Beauty

This beautiful flag-waving house on Church Street was built in 1794 on the spot of the Fenwick Tenements, which burned down sometime before 1785. The tenements had been built by Edward Fenwick, of Fenwick Hall Plantation -- which is currently for sale for just under $9.0 million.

This beautiful flag-waving house on Church Street was built in 1796 on the spot of the Fenwick Tenements, which burned down sometime before 1785. The tenements had been built by Edward Fenwick, of Fenwick Hall Plantation — which is currently for sale for just under $9.0 million.