If you've spent any time walking through downtown Charleston, you've probably noticed the decorative iron stars, crosses, and circular plates attached to many of the city's historic brick buildings.
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Historic Preservation
All Articles Often when I tell someone where I live, the response is, "Oh, that's one of my favorite streets in Charleston." I completely understand why. Lamboll Street is one of the city's prettiest and most hist...
Historic Charleston Foundation ran this ad in Charleston's News and Courier offering the Mary Lanneau House at a purchase price of $15,000. The ad reads, "Mrs. Mary H Lanneau's house, built in about 1...
Although Charleston is not America’s oldest city (St. Augustine, Florida was founded by the Spanish in 1565 and is billed as the oldest European settlement) but certainly as compared to most of ...
International Women's Day
A circa 1910 Alco seven passenger touring car
Yesterday, the world celebrated International Women's Day. A day to recognize women for their achievements without regard to...
Y’all know that you can’t throw a stone in any direction here without hitting a building with an interesting story, which is what makes Charleston, well, Charleston. Some of the pa...
Postcard of the Charleston Orphan House (undated) as it appeared after the 1850s remodelling. The campus was actually surrounded by an eight-foot high wall with iron gates, not the partial enclosure o...
A couple of weeks ago marked the 130th anniversary of Charleston's Great Earthquake of 1886. It was the largest earthquake to hit the southeastern United States and with a magnitude of 7.3, it devasta...
Corner-store-cum-restaurant
In the latter part of the 19th century, Cannonborough/Elliotborough was home to many tradesmen, craftsmen, and the ubiquitous corner store. Many of these nei...
