K. South Carolina Houses & Gardens | History of SC Slide Collection

This section of images brings together a group of historic South Carolina buildings, gardens, and interior rooms in order to point out architectural features or other characteristics. They are interesting not just because of their own historic connections, but as examples of styles that have characterized South Carolina building construction over the years. Historic preservation has had a long and important history in South Carolina. Ann Pamela Cunningham, whose story can be found in “Portraits of Noted Carolinians,” was one of the first historic preservationists in the country. The preservation of the important architectural heritage of Old Charleston was one of the first efforts to save an historic district, rather than simply to preserve an individual building.
 
Buildings representing the various architectural styles or functions can be found in images throughout the rest of this collection.
 
Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
Log Cabin in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
Log Cabin in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
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This log cabin in Aiken, photographed in 1896, has an external stone chimney. Its wooden shingle roof and construction (quite possibly using notched logs) represent the most common folk housing of the...
Middleton Place | History of SC Slide Collection
Middleton Place | History of SC Slide Collection
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Middleton Place was one of the great plantations along the Ashley River. A three story brick house was probably built around 1705 by John Williams. His daughter married Henry Middleton and after their...
The Lafayette House | History of SC Slide Collection
The Lafayette House | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Lafayette House in Cheraw is in the Adam style, an adaptation of the early Classical Revival. Built in 1823 by Dr. William Ellerbe, it was the site of a public reception for the Revolutionary War...