Architectural, Cultural sights in South Carolina
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Edmonston-Alston House
Overlooking Charleston Harbor, the 1828 Edmonston-Alston House was built by a Scottish shipping merchant and later renovated by rice-plantation mogul Charles Alston. It has remained in the Alston family ever since - in fact, the family still resides on the 3rd floor.
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Heyward-Washington House
Heyward-Washington House, built in 1772, belonged to Thomas Heyward Jr, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and contains some lovely examples of Charleston-made mahogany furniture and the city's only preserved historic kitchen.
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Nathaniel Russell House
Built by a Rhode Islander, known in Charleston as 'the king of the Yankees, ' the 1808 Federal-style Nathaniel Russell House is noted especially for its spectacular, self-supporting spiral staircase and lush English garden.
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Aiken-Rhett House
The most interesting, Aiken-Rhett House is the only surviving urban plantation; it gives a fascinating look into antebellum life, including the role of slaves.
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Joseph Manigault House
The three-story Joseph Manigault House was once the showpiece of a French Huguenot rice planter. Don't miss the tiny neoclassical temple in the garden.
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