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Charleston, South Carolina Architectural and Historical Icons: Profile Stories, Design and Innovations

Charleston, South Carolina Architectural and Historical Icons: Profile Stories, Design and Innovations

Vickers, Marques
Vickers, Marques

Paperback

Series: American and European Architecture

General Architecture

ISBN13: 9798186740162
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 11 2026
Pages: 306
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Charleston is the most populous city within South Carolina. The town is located just south of the geographical midpoint of the state's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.

The English founded Charleston during 1670 as Charles Town, named in honor of King Charles II. The original settlement was located ten years later to its present location. During the Colonial era, a royal governor and legislature with administrative districts and social services provided by Anglican parishes governed the city. The state capital relocated to Columbia in 1788, but Charleston remained one of the largest east coast American cities in population through 1840.

Charleston declared its independence from Britain in 1774 and repelled three major armed attacks before being overcome during 1780. The British Army occupied the city until the conclusion of the war the following year. The city bears the notable strain of being formerly the largest primary entry point for enslaved Africans. Nearly half of the slaves imported to the United States arrived in Charleston. During the Civil War, the state joined the Confederate States Army and the Union army blockade shut down most commercial trade. The contemporary economy is anchored by tourism, port and logistics, aerospace, and information technology.

The city's architecture remains diverse and a reminder of the waves of history that have passed through. Historical design styles include Georgian, Greek Revival, Plantation Style, Romanesque Revival, Neo-Classical, Federal, Anglo-Palladian, Second Empire, Tudor Gothic Revival, Italianate, Beaux-Arts, Queen Anne, Colonial, and Craftsman Revival.

This edition highlights most of the noteworthy constructions and responsible creators:

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