National Historic Landmark-DuBose Hayward House

National Historic Landmark-DuBose Heyward House

From about 1919 to 1924, this was the residence of DuBose Heyward (1885-1940), author the novel PORGY (1925), which inspired the famed folk opera PORGY AND BESS.

Heyward chose as the setting for his novel the ...

National Historic Landmark-William Gibbes House

National Historic Landmark-William Gibbes House

Constructed in 1779, this late-Georgian town house was redone in the Adam manner in 1794.

One of the finest two-story frame late-Georgian town houses in the American colonies, it is Charleston's most elegant two-story wooden double ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Hill,John C. Calhoun House

National Historic Landmark- Fort Hill -John C. Calhoun House

This was the residence of John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), best remembered for his vigorous defense of States' Rights.

His long political career included the U.S. House and Senate, service as Secretary of ...

National Historic Landmark-Brick House Ruin

National Historic Landmark- Brick House Ruins

Constructed about 1725, this two story house exhibits the French Huguenot influence on the state's Colonial architecture.

Built of brick imported from Boston and lumber which had been aged 7 years prior to its use ...

National Historic Landmark-Robert Brewton House

National Historic Landmark- Robert Brewton House

Built in 1730, this three story structure is the earliest accurately dated example of a Charleston single house: one room wide, with the narrow end of the building towards the street, exposing three sides ...

National Historic Landmark-Miles Brewton House

National Historic Landmark-Miles Brewton House

Built between 1765 and 1769, this two story house of almost square design is an excellent example of a Charleston double house with a highly ornamented interior and exterior.

During the Revolutionary War it was ...

National Historic Landmark-Borough House

National Historic Landmark-Borough House

Constructed in 1821, the Borough House Plantion complex contains the oldest and largest collection of high style pise de terre (rammed earth) buildings in the United States.

Six of the 27 dependencies and portions of the main ...

National Historic Landmark-William Blacklock House

National Historic Landmark-William Blacklock House

Constructed in 1800, this massive three-story brick house with hipped roof is an excellent example of the Adamesque style, well-proportioned, and of the highest design quality and sophistication.

The entrance is centered on the façade ...

National Historic Landmark-William Aiken House

National Historic Landmark-William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures

These structures are associated with William Aiken, Sr. (1779-1831), who in 1827 founded the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company. Aiken's Charleston-to-Hamburg railroad was the first to use steam from the beginning ...

National Historic Landmark-Rhea County Courthouse

National Historic Landmark-Rhea County Courthouse

From July 10-21, 1925, this was the scene of the controversial and widely-publicized trial of John Thomas Scopes (1901-1970) for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in a Dayton public school.

A battle of wits between two great ...