William Gibbes, a wealthy planter who built this house in about 1772, never thought it would be seen from the street from this angle. He had expected people to approach the house by boat from the Ashley River -- into which he had built a 300 foot wharf. You can now cruise by it on South Battery.

High and Dry

William Gibbes, a wealthy planter who built this house in about 1772, never thought it would be seen from the street from this angle. He had expected people to approach the house by boat from the Ashley River — into which he had built a 300 foot wharf. You can now cruise by it on South Battery.