Historic Charleston, S.C. Slideshow

Historic Charleston, South Carolina

Tranquil and quaint, and oozing with colorful charm, Southern civility, and a heady floral aroma, the Charleston Old and Historic District is the oldest historic district in the country. The nation’s first zoning ordinances protecting historic resources were passed here in 1931; the district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

Sidewalk View of Bay Street

East Facades of White, Yellow and Orange Houses on Bay Street

Broad Street commercial buildings

David Ramsay House on North side of Broad Street

East Battery Street

Major Miles Brewton Carriage House on King Street

Major Miles Brewton House

Major Nathaniel Russell House on Meeting Street

Circular Congregational Church on Meeting Street, central tower and apse at south facade

City Hall at Broad and Church Streets, south facade

Confederate home on Broad Street, south facade

Confederate Museum and old city market at Meeting and Market Streets, west entrance and south facades

County Court House, originally State House at Church and Broad Streets

Exchange and Provost Building on Bay Street, west facade

Federal Court Building at Broad and Meeting Streets, north entrance and east facades

First Scots Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street at Tradd Street

South Carolina Society Hall on Meeting Street

St. Michael's Episcopal Church Steeple, detail view from East on Broad Street

Branford Horry House on Meeting Street

Giant columned-house on East Battery Street

Gray aging stucco house at 69 Meeting Street

Jalousie shutters on veranda of white house on Bay Street

Lemon yellow house on Bay Street

Mauve house on East Battery Street

Pink palace on East Battery Street

Pink Queen Anne house on East Battery Street

Simple yellow house on the north side of Broad Street

Veranda with blue ceilings on a house on the west side of Meeting Street

Yellow house at East Battery and South Battery Streets