Such interesting houses and buildings in downtown Charleston
Meeting Street
Original cobblestone streets - The cobblestones were used for ballast on colonial ships. Many of them ended up in the harbor when the ships loaded up with cargo. Someone decided the stones could be used on the muddy, sandy streets.
City Market was established in the 1790s. It's 4 blocks long
Built in 1767-1771, this building has been used as a custom house, public market, meeting place, and jail.
Click here for a history of these houses, called Rainbow Row
The homes were constructed around 1740. Merchants had their businesses on the first floors and lived on the upper floors.
These are called "Charleston Single Houses" - The front door leads to a ground level porch or patio where the actual front door to the house is. More here about why the houses were built sideways.
Click here for more examples of Charleston's architecture
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