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	Home \| Find a Local Contractor Designs \| Decorating \| Ideas Screen Porches \| Enclosures \| Build Mobile Home Porches \| Build Porch Roof 3 Season Porch \| Screen Porch Windows Vintage Porch Parts \| More Historic Charleston SC Front Porch Photo Gallery Our travels to historic Charleston SC rewarded us with beautiful photos of true southern homes to share with you. These homes tell the story of this beautiful city which is rich in history. If only these porches could talk! What stories they would tell. Advertisements Advertisements Walk along a one-mile section of Meeting Street (Museum Mile) and you will find six museums, five historic houses, four parks, a Revolutionary War powder magazine, numerous historic churches, and the Market. You'll also find many wonderful grand porches along the way. From the simple to the elegant, each front porch has its own unique beauty. We hope you enjoy our front porch photo gallery. If you enjoyed these beautiful Charleston, SC pictures, be sure to see our Charleston Vacations and Charleston Attractions too! Advertisements Advertisements Historic Charleston SC Tidbits! Check out the John Ashe House, 26 South Battery Street. It is built in the Italian Villa style, with arcades, bracketed cornices, and round-headed windows. A domed copula sits atop the home. Legend has it that it was an early lighthouse, but its real purpose was to draw heat from the rooms underneath. The Nathaniel Russell House at 51 Meeting Street is a classic house-museum. Built of brick with white stone trim, it has a three-story, rising spiral staircase, oval drawing rooms and a baluster ed parapet. At 27 King Street you can find the Miles Brewton House. It is one of the finest examples of Georgian-Palladian architecture. I has ornate marble steps and elliptical fanlight. But the building's most remarkable feature is its extensive wrought iron barrier of "cheveaux-de-frise" which was added in 1822 after reports of an attempted slave uprising. Joggling Boards Dave and I trying out a joggling board If you haven't used one of these your are missing out on lots of fun. History has it that a joggling board was made on the Acton Plantation near Stateburg, South Carolina in the early 1800's as an exercise apparatus for the family's caretaker who suffered from rheumatism. The bouncing movement provided by the joggling board brought her much relief. It quickly spread throughout the Low Country and was a prominent feature on large front porches, gardens, and in many yards. Children loved to play on them and families gathered round them for special events. I've heard that it was a common practice for a couple to sit on each end and bounce until they met in the middle where a kiss would be shared! Perhaps that's why many an engagement occurred while enjoying the gentle rocking movement of the board. They can still be seen on many porches in historic Charleston, S.C. On the Road with Front Porch Ideas and More If your town has attractive porches, then please let us know. You never know...we might stop by. If you'd like to know how we travel around to charming places and get paid to look at beautiful porches, we're happy to share. You are here... Porch / Porch Design Ideas / Porch Ideas from the Road / Historic Charleston Homes / Historic Charleston SC Advertisements Advertisements The Amazon ads are our affiliate links. Thank you. Comments Our site is a labor of love. 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