Nathaniel Russell House Tour
Bob takes a tour of the historic, spectacular home of Nathaniel Russell, one of Charleston's wealthiest Colonial merchants. Bob discusses the architecture and decor. One highlight is the home's famous cantilevered staircase.
Nathaniel Russell House - Charleston, Coastal South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
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An historical mansion open to the public.
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Historic Charleston Foundation House Museums: Aiken-Rhett House & Nathaniel Russell House
The Aiken-Rhett House (c.1820) is considered one of the most intact urban townhouse complexes in Charleston. Well-preserved Gothic Revival style outbuildings, paint a vivid picture of slave life in an urban antebellum household.
Set amid spacious formal gardens, the Nathaniel Russell House (c.1808) is widely recognized as one of America's most important neoclassical dwellings. It represents the grandeur and optimism of the new nation after the American Revolution.
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Nathaniel Russell House Kitchen House
Lauren Northup, Historic Charleston Foundation's director of museums, takes us inside the Nathaniel Russell House Museum’s kitchen house. In an upstairs space that was once enslaved living quarters, HCF recently made some monumental finds—here, Northup shares a few of them.
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Nathaniel Russell House & Aiken-Rhett House Museum
The Aiken-Rhett House (c.1820) is considered one of the most intact urban townhouse complexes in Charleston. Well-preserved Gothic Revival style outbuildings, paint a vivid picture of slave life in an urban antebellum household.
Set amid spacious formal gardens, the Nathaniel Russell House (c.1808) is widely recognized as one of America's most important neoclassical dwellings. It represents the grandeur and optimism of the new nation after the American Revolution.
Charleston, SC: A Video Tour
Churches, forts, plantations, museums, historic homes and historic ships, fabulous restaurants--all these and much more come together to make Charleston, South Carolina one of America's premier destinations. Whether you're here for a day or a week, this hour-long video guide will serve as both an introduction and a memento of your visit.
Includes: Battery and White Point Garden, Rainbow Row, Catfish Row, Four Corners of Law, St. Phillip's Church and Graveyard, Circular Church and Graveyard, Hugenot Church, Forts Sumter and Moutrie, USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, the Citadel, Morris and Sullivan's Island, Nathaniel Russell House, AIken-Rhett House, Joseph Manigault House, Edmonston-Alston House, Heyward-Washington House, Charleston Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, Dock Street Theatre, Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, Powder Magazine, Old Jial, City Hall, City Market, Old Slave Mart Museum, Drayton Hall, Middleton Place, Magnolia Plantation, Charlestowne Landing, and much more!
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The Oldest Home in Charleston, South Carolina
We're touring the oldest home in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1712, the home has sen the city grow around it. It's filled with gorgeous intricate details and with one of the largest private gardens in the city it truly is an urban retreat.
NATHANIEL RUSSELL HOUSE SLAVE QUARTERS EXCAVATION
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Charleston's Historic Houses
In the heart of Charleston are two preserved homes that may a well be time machines!
Aiken-Rhett House Museum Historic Charleston foundation
The Aiken-Rhett House Museum, 48 Elizabeth Street, c. 1820, is unique in many ways. For example, it remained in the hands of family descendents for 142 years until it was sold to The Charleston Museum and opened as a museum house in 1975. Historic Charleston Foundation purchased the house in 1995 and adopted a conservation approach to the interpretation of this important house and its outbuildings.
Located on the corner of Judith and Elizabeth streets, Charleston merchant John Robinson built the house in 1820 as a typical Charleston double house with a central hallway and two rooms on either side. The original front entrance was located on Judith Street, where the piazza, a Charleston term for a double side porch, is now located. When Robinson lost five ships at sea in 1825, he was forced to sell the house to meet his financial obligations. Subsequently, it became the property of William Aiken Sr. in 1827.
Aiken, an Irish immigrant who had accumulated a large fortune as one of the city’s leading merchants, used the house as a rental property. When he died suddenly in a carriage accident, his vast holdings were divided between his wife, Henrietta Wyatt Aiken, and his only son, William Aiken Jr.
In 1833, the young William Aiken and his new bride, Harriet Lowndes, decided to make the house their primary residence. They began an extensive renovation of the property. Three main changes took place: the front entrance was moved, the first floor was reconfigured, and a large addition was built onto the house. By all accounts, they created one of the most impressive residences in Charleston.
A successful businessman, rice planter, distinguished politician and governor of South Carolina, William Aiken Jr. was one of the state’s wealthiest citizens. Following a well-established tradition among Charleston’s elite, Governor Aiken and his wife traveled in Europe and returned with magnificent fine art and furnishings. In 1858, while abroad, Governor Aiken commissioned his cousin, Joseph Daniel Aiken, to design and oversee the construction of an art gallery, the only one of its kind in the city. Today, many of the objects acquired by the Aikens on their travels remain in the rooms for which they were purchased.
The Aiken family library, containing more than 2000 volumes mostly published in the 1800s, has recently been transferred to the Charleston Library Society archives and placed on long-term loan. Many of the books are signed by family members and were purchased on their travels through Europe.
Prior to the Civil War, the Aiken-Rhett House was maintained by a population of highly skilled enslaved African Americans who worked to sustain the Aikens’ high standards for elegant living and entertaining. Occupations within the household included carriage drivers, cooks, footmen, gardeners, laundresses, nursemaids, and seamstresses. A post Civil War document reveals the names of 14 slaves that lived at the Aiken-Rhett House and attended the family: Tom and Ann Greggs, and their son, Henry; Dorcas and Sambo Richardson and their children, Charles, Rachel, Victoria, Elizabeth, and Julia; Charles Jackson, Anthony Barnwell, and two carpenters, Will and Jacob. Many of these individuals remained in Charleston following Emancipation, and Jacob Gaillard and Henry Greggs lived and worked at the Aiken-Rhett House until their deaths in 1896 and 1908.
The back lot of the Aiken-Rhett House is where the slaves worked and lived, and they probably took their meals communally in the kitchen. A unique site, the Aiken-Rhett House retains both original outbuildings. One is the kitchen and laundry and the other a carriage and stable house, above which are found sleeping quarters. Many of the rooms had fireplaces, and paint evidence suggests these rooms were painted vibrant colors.
William Aiken, Jr. died at his summer home in Flat Rock, North Carolina, in 1887. He left his property to his wife and daughter. Harriet Aiken continued to live in the house until her death in 1892. Her daughter, Henrietta, and son-in-law, Major A.B. Rhett, raised their four sons and one daughter in the house. Upon Henrietta’s death, the house was divided between her children and their heirs. Two sons, I’On Rhett and Andrew Burnet Rhett, Jr. continued to live in the house until the mid twentieth century.
The Aiken-Rhett House is open, Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 2-5 p.m. (last tour begins at 4:15 p.m.).
Tickets are $12 adults; $5 children 6-16; under six free.
Visitors who are interested in visiting the Aiken-Rhett and the Nathaniel Russell House Museums can save $6 on adult tickets by purchasing a combination ticket. Tickets are redeemable for six months from purchase date and do not need to be used on the same day. Consider visiting both museums to experience the unique and different preservation methods at work in each museum.
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As the relationship between the colonists and Britain deteriorated, Charles Towne became a focal point in the ensuing American Revolution. It was twice the target of British attacks. At every stage the British strategy assumed the existence of a large base of Loyalist supporters who would rally to the king's forces given some military support.
In late March 1776, South Carolina President and Commander in Chief, John Rutledge, learned that a large British naval force was moving toward Charles Town. To defend the city, he ordered the construction of Fort Sullivan (now Ft. Moultrie), on Sullivan's Island overlooking the main shipping channel into Charleston Harrbor. He placed Col. William Moultrie in charge of the construction and subsequently made him the fort's commanding officer.
On June 28, 1776 General Sir Henry Clinton along with 2,000 men and a naval squadron tried to seize Charles Towne, hoping for a simultaneous Loyalist uprising in South Carolina. When the fleet fired cannonballs, the explosives failed to penetrate Fort Sullivan's unfinished, yet thick, palmetto log walls. Additionally, no local Loyalists attacked the town from behind, as the British had hoped. Col. Moultries' men were able to return fire and inflicted heavy damage on several of the British ships. The British were forced to withdraw their forces, and the fort was renamed Fort Moultrie in honor of its commander.
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Governor's House Inn - [Revolutionary Road Trip]
Tour guide Tommy Dew of onthemarkettours.com is interviewed about Governor's House Inn, a former home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, located in Charleston, SC.
From a documentary-in-progress by the authors of Signing Their Lives Away (Quirk Books), about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Top Things To Do In Charleston SC
Top Things To Do In Charleston SC
Looking for things to do in Charleston SC? Whether you're a tourist or a local, here are some of my top 10 things to do in Charleston SC. One of the best parts about living in such a tourist destination is that there is never a shortage of things to do and see. From the beaches to the history, everyone can find something that interests them.
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27.02.2012 Charleston - South Carolina - USA. Stadtrundgang. Video.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA. Stadtrundgang.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Fort Sumter (1829 - 1861).
Das Fort Sumter befindet sich auf einer künstlichen Insel an der Einfahrt vom Atlantischen Ozean in die Bucht von Charleston.
Das Fort Sumter war Schauplatz der ersten militärischen Auseinandersetzung des Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges (1861).
Seit 1948 ist Fort Sumter eine Gedenkstätte
mit einem Besucherzentrum und Museum.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Wir machen einen Stadtbummel durch die historische Altstadt von Charleston (1670).
Es gibt hier noch ca. 800 historische Gebäude.
Charles Town, 1670 gegründet, wurde nach dem
englischen König Karl II. benannt.
Der Tanz Charleston (1920) wurde nach dieser Stadt benannt.
Charleston ist eine typische Südstaatenstadt an der Atlantikküste der USA.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
United States Custom House
Ehemaliges Zollhaus (1853 - 1859. 1870 - 1879.)
Seit 1974 ist es im National Register of Historic Places und gehört zum Charleston Historic District.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Charleston City Market (1790) ist ein historischer Markt.
Er ist im National Register of Historic Places.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Das Confederate Museum.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Circular Congregational Church (1890).
Der Grundriss ist ein Kreis.
Seit 1973 ist es im National Register of Historic Places und gehört zum Charleston Historic District.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Hibernian Hall (1840).
Treffpunkt für die Hibernian Society.
Irische Organisation, gegründet 1801.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
The Old Slave Mart (1859).
Seit 1938 ist hier ein Museum
für afroamerikanische Geschichte,
Kunst und Handwerk.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Dock Street Theatre.
1735 baute man hier das
erste Schauspielhaus Amerikas.
1809 entstand hier das Planters Hotel.
1935 wurde das Planters Hotel
von der Stadt Charleston restauriert.
Die Fassade wurden erhalten, aber innen
wurde es zu einem Theater ausgebaut.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Die Französisch Hugenotten Kirche (1845).
Sie wurde von französischen Flüchtlingen
1681 gegründet.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (1835 bis 1838).
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
St. Michael's Episcopal Church (1752 - 1761).
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Charleston City Hall (1800 - 1804).
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
United States Post Office and Courthouse (1896).
Post und Bundesgericht.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
The Charleston County Courthouse (1753). Bezirksgericht und Kreisverwaltung.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
South Carolina Society Halle (1804).
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Erste Scots Presbyterian Church (1814).
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Timothy Ford House (c.1800), Meeting Street, Charleston, SC
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Nathaniel Russell House (1808).
Museum.
Historic Charleston Foundation.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
The Calhoun Mansion (1876).
Ein privates Haus Museum.
Charleston - South Carolina - USA.
Exchange und Provost Building (1767 - 1771
Aiken-Rhett House - Charleston, Coastal South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
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Aiken-rhett House Charleston
A historic house museum that is highly recommended.
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- Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston by Modernnomad67 from a blog titled Historic Homes of Charleston, April 25
- Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston by Tomodea from a blog titled Charleston