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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This circa 1740 house is one of the earliest examples of where the Charleston single house layout was utilized. It is  notable that its public entrance has always faced the street. The change to the main entrance of a single house coming off of the side piazza followed the construction of this house.

Housing Pioneer

This circa 1740 house is one of the earliest examples of where the Charleston single house layout was utilized. It is notable that its public entrance has always faced the street. The change to the main entrance of a single house coming off of the side piazza followed the construction of this house.

Ask a Local

What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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