Charleston 2011
Dina, Kathleen, Carolyn, and Deirdre |
On Friday, Kathleen, Carolyn, and Dina take a carriage ride to get our bearings in Charleston. |
A typical Charleston house -- privacy door on ground floor allowed residents to sleep on the piazzas during hot weather. |
This house was so significant, its fence and gate were spared when iron was scavenged during the Civil War. |
After the carriage ride, Deirdre joined us for a walk through historic downtown Charleston. |
The Nathaniel Russel House, a federal style home built before 1809. It has a free-standing cantilevered spiral staircase. |
While waiting for our tour of the house, Deirdre and Kathleen tried out the joggling board in the garden. |
Carolyn and Dina enjoyed it too. |
Many of the older houses have stone steps at the curb dating from carriage days, when the sidewalks were dirt/mud. |
In the movie "The Patriot," an effigy of King George was burned in front of this building, |
while Mel Gibson and his family watch from this building across the street. |
An example of the beautiful ironwork all over Charleston. |
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