Photos tagged as historic_homes

Day_106_-_Bldg7

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_106_-_Bldg6

This townhouse overlooks Battery Park and was converted to condo's a few years ago. The top one sold recently for $3 million.

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_106_-_Bldg5

This house is one back from Battery Park and has been converted into a B&B so the owner can pay the $50k per year property taxes

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_106_-_Bldg4

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_106_-_Bldg3

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_106_-_Bldg2

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_104_-_Hampton Plantation

This was the main house on a large rice plantation, now a state park

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Georgetown, USA
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Day_103_-_HB, Atalya Tower

This was the water tower for the home and also stood in the center courtyard.

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Myrtle Beach, USA
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Day_103_-_HB, Atalya Library

This room was the library, the walls were originally covered in plaster.

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Myrtle Beach, USA
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Day_103_-_HB, Atalya JL_in_DR

This used to be the dining room of the house

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Myrtle Beach, USA
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Day_103_-_HB, Atalya Entrance

Atalya was the winter home of Archer Huntington and his wife

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Myrtle Beach, USA
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Day_103_-_HB, Atalya Courtyard

The home was built inthe 1930's as the winter home of Archer Huntington. It was designed to look like a Moorish castle.

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Myrtle Beach, USA
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Day_103_-_HB, Atalya

Huntington Beach State Park hosts it's own "Castle", the winter home of Archer Huntington and his wife.

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Myrtle Beach, USA
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Day_102_-_Stanley_House

This was built in 1783 by John Wright Stanley who was involved in shipping. During the Revolutionary War, he was a privateer against the British

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Stanley House Gardens

During Colonial era, many of the wealthier homes sported classical gardens.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Robert Hay_House

This house was built in 1805 by Benjamin Good, then purchased in 1816 by Robert Hay, a Scottish immigrant and carriage maker. It was occupied by Union forces during the Civil War, as were many prominent houses in the town.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Mrs. Simmons, Captain Ware_&_Mom

Mrs. Simmons came to complain about a house of 'ill repute' near her business, but Capt. Ware wasn't very sympathetic. We really enjoyed talking about the issues of the 'day' (abt 1864) with these characters!

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Kitchen & Walk

There was a covered walk betten the Kitchen and Main House, which were separate buildings.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Jones_House

This house was built about 1808 by John Jones. During the Civil War, Emeline Pigott, a local Confederate spy, was imprisoned here

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Stanley House Gazebo

There were two of these in the garden, really cute.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Tryon Palace Main Gate

Obviously modeled after a British castle.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Dick, the_Guide

Dick was our guide for the main Tryon Palace tour. He was pretty patient with me considering.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_102_-_Tryon Palace

This was built about 1770 for the Royal Governor at great expense to the North Carolina colonists. Because of the tax burden this caused (& unequal distribution to the poorer farmers), a lot of NC people joined the militia and fought against the British in the Revolutionary War.

• Date: 12 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Greenville, USA
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Day_101_-_Beaufort__NC

Beaufort is a very old town with lots of nice, restored historic homes.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Beaufort, Historic House Markers

These were quite large, maybe a foot or so high - so it was easy to read them from the street.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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