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Here
is our beautiful horse-drawn carriage and tourguide, in front of our
hotel.
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This
one of the first churches that we saw on our tour.
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Here
are two more churches........
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this one is the church closest to Market Street....
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and here is one more church. Which happens to have two empty bell towers.
The story behind this church is that churches donated their bells during
the war to make armory, and were promised to get two in return upon
Condederate victory. That is why there are no bells in this church.
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This
is the only building that flies the American Flag, and the Confederate
Flag.
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This
house was just very pretty.
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We
liked this one for the ornate window above the door.
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The
rule in Charleston is that you cannot tear down homes, and you cannot
build new homes. This skinny orange house is the only new home in Charleston.
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A
beautiful garden.
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This
house does not look like a typical Charleston-style home, that is why
it stands out.
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This
color yellow is common throughout Charleston and is seen throughout
the whole South. (This is also the color of our living room.)
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This
is the only house in Charleston to have a widow's walk at the top of
the house. It is near the Battery, and overlooks the ocean.
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This
house has no 90 degree corners. It was said that the bachelor who lived
here did not want to ever get cornered by a woman. He died a bachelor,
so we guess it worked.
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This
is Two Meeting Street. It was a wedding gift given to the couple by
her father. The couple was sent on a two-year honeymoon while it was
being built.
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If
you look closely, you can see the huge bolts between the first and second
floors. This was said to allow brick houses to 'roll' after an earthquake.
The tourguide said that they should have been taken out once the building
had been readjusted, but they are still in there, and that Charleston
is overdue for another earthquake, and these bolts could be a major
problem.
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This
house has the 'open-arm' steps at the entry to the house. Men would
go up the left side, and women up the right side. To see a woman's ankles
and wrists was unheard of.
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The
fishbone corners of this brick home are said to have been a sign of
great wealth.
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This
house had a lot of fans on their three porches. Boy is it needed on
a hot summer night in Charleston!
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Here
you can see the very bright color scheme that is unique to Charleston.
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This
house stood out to us because of the unique window arches, and unique
architecture.
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This
was once the slaves' quarters. Notice the larger home next door. It
is a quaint beautiful home, and has been painted in the traditional
Charleston fashion.
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This
is literally the FIRST Baptist Church.
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This
house allows you to clearly see that there is a minimum amount of house
facing the street. This was due to people having to pay taxes on the
amount of street-front property one had. That is why the houses are
so long and narrow. It was as useful in cooling the house. Open one
side of the house, and the wind would blow all of the way to the other
side.
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