What can I say...historic Charleston is absolutely beautiful! It was a visual treat to walk up and down the streets and notice all the architectural features. (Click on pictures to enlarge.) Many homes had piazzas (porches) on the south side of the house with the front door opening to the porch (as shown in the picture of the white house at the bottom). At the time these homes were built, Charlestonians considered their piazzas part of their living/entertaining space, and they didn't want people invading that space without permission. The large brown brick house was built by the same craftsmen that built Biltmore. The picture of one of its windows shows the rope design that was incorporated into many of the finer homes' detailing, representing wealth on the water. Supposedly, the more a family wanted to flaunt their wealth, the larger and more numerous were the ropes. The interior of this house was amazing, but the current owner's vast, and sometimes strange, collections really detracted from its beauty. How would you like to have a large Catholic altar in the middle of your living room? Let's just say this home would be a house stager's nightmare. The last picture is a section of "Rainbow Row."
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