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Rainbow Row is the name for a series of thirteen colorful historic houses in Charleston, South Carolina. The houses are located north of Tradd St. and south of Elliott St. on East Bay Street, that is, 79 to 107 East Bay Street. The name Rainbow Row was coined after the pastel colors they were painted as they were restored in the 1930s and 1940s.
Pirate Houses, Charleston. After the trip to Indochina, Hervey moved to Savannah and lived at the DeSoto Hotel with his mother and Hildreth. In 1926 they moved to Charleston, at 89 East Bay St., one of the Rainbow Row Houses. [2] From 1926 to 1932, they spent the summers in New York City and the winters in Charleston or Savannah. [1]
The Charles Graves House is a good example of the Charleston single house style. The Charleston single house is the city's most famous architectural style. The house is built with the longer side perpendicular to the street, and normally has a piazza on the south or west side to take advantage of the prevailing winds. [2]
The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina. Named for a pre-Civil War coastal defense artillery battery originally built by the British at the site, it stretches along the lower shores of the Charleston peninsula, bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, which meet here to form Charleston Harbor.
Pink House. The Pink House is a historic house and art gallery at 17 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that is one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina and is the second oldest residence in Charleston after the Col. William Rhett House [1][circular reference]. The house was built between 1694 and 1712 of pinkish Bermuda stone ...
The city’s Rainbow Row houses date back to the 1700s. They originally fronted the Cooper River. Most of the buildings had no interior stairs limiting access between the first and second floorsto exterior stairs in the back yards. A 1778 fire destroyed much of the neighborhood leaving only these houses on East Bay Street.
One of the best-known groups of "Painted Ladies" is the row of Victorian houses at 710–720 Steiner Street across from Alamo Square park. It is sometimes known as "Postcard Row"; they are also known as the Seven Sisters. The houses were built between 1892 and 1896 by developer Matthew Kavanaugh, who lived next door in the 1892 mansion at 722 ...
February 23, 1972. Designated CP. April 3, 1970. The Park Street Row, also known as Park Street Block, is a set of historic rowhouses at 88–114 Park Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1835, it is the largest known 19th-century rowhouse in the state, and is a local example of Greek Revival architecture. It was added to the National Register ...