Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Church

Church Street in the moments before sunrise is so beautiful. St. Philip’s Church has a long and storied history — including that its rector during the American Revolution was also the founding president of the College of Charleston.

Independent

This former stable and carriage house, built in the 1890’s on Gibbes Street, was repurposed into a pretty unusual looking Charleston house in 1968. The original house it once served, which faced Legare Street, no longer exists.

A Well Rounded Guy

You can find this statue of James F. Byrnes outside the Federal Judicial Center on Meeting Street. Byrnes was quite accomplished — he served at the highest levels in all three branches of the Federal government (as a Congressman, Secretary of State and Justice of the US Supreme Court) AND was governor of SC. Few can claim to have had such success at both the Federal and State levels.

The Market

Everyone just calls this “The Charleston City Market” or “The Market.” But its official name as a National Historic Landmark is “Market Hall and Sheds.”

CRB

The iconic Cooper River Bridge is quite the structure, designed to withstand 300 mph winds.

French Quarter

A different angle on the French Quarter, looking across to St. Philips Church. The building in front of the church is The Pink House, seen from its backside. The Pink House was built somewhere between 1694 and 1712, making it one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina.

Stately

This beautiful house, built in 1810, 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.

Tradd Beauty

This beautiful house on Tradd Street was built in 1730, making it one of the 75 or so pre-Revolutionary structures still standing in Charleston.