Following the Civil War, the citizens of Charleston gathered here (the Gaillard-Bennett House) to greet Robert E. Lee — who spoke to them from the second level of the portico. Even without that, it’s a pretty memorable sidewalk and house.
A local's eye view
Following the Civil War, the citizens of Charleston gathered here (the Gaillard-Bennett House) to greet Robert E. Lee — who spoke to them from the second level of the portico. Even without that, it’s a pretty memorable sidewalk and house.