Master Preservationist Program-Day Five. Illuminating the Interiors

Wallpaper – NO! Crazy paint colors – NO! Carpet in living areas – NO! Such has been my generic real estate mantra for years, but ah…how tastes change. 150 years ago I would have been most ignorant and unfashionable, and certainly of the lowest socioeconomic class. In our fifth class of the Master Preservationist Program, we focused on Interpreting a Building’s Interior...

It’s a Miracle in Midtown

Update 6/16/2011 – All but two of the properties in Midtown have sold and one is still under contract. 26-A Cannon is available, and 212 Coming St just came back on the market. I LOVE this one. It’s over 2000 sq ft with terraces and a roof deck. 1009099 – Details: 212 COMING ST, CHARLESTON, SC – $499,000 The Midtown...

Full Moon Splendor Over Charleston

The moon last night was so captivating that I had to make a detour, park my car and stand in the middle of the street to catch these shots. Just imagine that full, rising man-in-the-moon casting his gaze over Charleston….

Master Preservationist Program-Day Four. Analyzing the Architecture

Meeting Street blows my mind. While I always make it a point to look up and around in the midst of my daily hustle bustle, I never realized how much spectacular architecture graces its length. From South Battery up past Calhoun St – it is not the number of buildings that surprised me, but the tremendous journey through architectural styles that does....

Master Preservationist Program-Day Three. Getting in the Guts

Bricks. I discovered I have a fascination with bricks – the patterns, the mortar, the construction….But more on that later. On Day 3 of the Master Preservationist Program, we studied Building Technology, or as I like to call it, “getting in the guts.” One of the purposes of studying building technology is so you can better understand the various parts...

Update on Charleston Peninsula Homes for Auction – February/March

Update 6/16 203 Fishburne has dropped its price to $79,890 from $112,500 and it is still sitting there. 39 N. Enston came back on the market 4/18 for $96,000 and has now dropped the price to $82,900. 55 Carolina sold yesterday for $266,000 (pretty much what I said it would go for – I love being right. 😉 ) 11...

Sometimes all we need is this…

Master Preservationist Program-Day Two. Unearthing a Civilization

I’d like to preempt this post with a disclaimer. You may find me getting on a little bit of a soapbox toward the end, but I promise it won’t hurt too much. 🙂 And so…the topic of study for our second day of the Master Preservationist Program was Archaeology. Typically most of us think of preservation as having to do...