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Charleston and its surrounding areas are certainly known for its rich history. It has withstood the test of time and continues to be part of the warm Southern culture locals and tourists have grown to love.
We wanted to add a little education to your reading material by providing you with a list of the oldest structures in the Lowcountry.
A little teaser: They are not all in historic downtown Charleston
Oldest Structures in the Lowcountry
- Middleburg Plantation House (Huger, SC) – 1699
- Old St. Andrews Parish Church – Charleston – 1706
- St. James Church (Goose Creek) – 1708
- Colonel William Rhett House – 54 Hasell Street, Charleston – 1712
- Pink House – 17 Chalmers Street, Charleston – 1712
- Powder Magazine – 79 Cumberland Street, Charleston – 1713
- Mulberry Plantation House – US 52 (Moncks Corner) – 1714
- John Lining House – 106 Broad Street, Charleston – Prior to 1715
- Elizabeth O’Neill Verner House – 38 Tradd Street, Charleston – 1718
- Bullock Buildings – 40 Tradd Street, Charleston – 1718
- Nicholas Trott House – 85 Cumberland Street, Charleston – 1719
- Johns Island Presbyterian Church (Johns Island) – 1719
- William Bull House – 35 Meeting Street, Charleston – 1720
- Robert Brewton House – 71 Church Street, Charleston – 1721
- 23 King Street – Charleston – 1721 – 1755
- Thomas Fleming House – 65 Broad Street, Charleston – 1725 – 1740
- Lamboll’s Tenements – 8 – 10 Tradd Street, Charleston – 1726
- Christ Church (Mount Pleasant) – 1726
- John Cowan House – 50 King Street, Charleston – 1729
- Edgar Wells House – 52 King Street, Charleston – 1729
- Fenwick Hall (Johns Island) – 1730
- Colonel George Chicken House – 49 Tradd Street, Charleston – 1731
- Dr. William Cleland House – 60 Tradd Street, Charleston – 1732
- Dr. Peter Fayssoux House – 126 Tradd Street, Charleston – 1732
- Thomas Rose House – 59 Church Street, Charleston – 1733
- Thomas Dale House – 73 Church Street, Charleston – 1733
- Dr. Henry Frost Office – 98 Broad Street, Charleston – 1735
Photo in header: Johns Island Presbyterian Church
Citadel and the College of Charleston will give you your fill of academic culture. Students aside, the athletic and cultural offerings to the public are thriving.
The 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s were a tremendous time of change in the United States. It was a time defined by equality, civil rights, reaching for the stars, global turmoil, liberalism and conservatism, musical exploration and religious freedom. It was a time my when voices were heard and change was in the air. Here in Charleston, we maintained a family friendly coastal home. For many, it was our time of childhood when innocence, hopes and dreams engulfed our lives. Summers on the beach and rich history on the peninsula was the life we knew.
