Historic homes in Charleston, South Carolina - in pictures
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The majestic Porcher-Simonds House (1856) at 29 East Battery Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
The Lamboll Double Tenement at 8 Tradd Street was restored in 1918. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
The Roper House in Charleston has been called one of America's most notable restorations of a Greek Revival house. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
Untouched by any of the five great Charleston fires between 1740 and 1860, Tradd Street west of Meeting appears today (if you ignore the cars) much as it did before the Revolutionary War. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
A street in Charleston flooded by Hurricane Ian. Joshua Longmore / The National -
Before East Bay Street was extended southward to Water Street in the 1970s, this house had the distinction of being the northernmost residence with an East Battery address. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
The Thomas Hegare house is an outstanding example of an early Charleston single house well adapted to the narrow lot purchased in 1752. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
The Young-Motte House (1770) at 69 Church Street in Charleston. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
A car drives through a flooded street in Charleston. Willy Lowry / The National -
A sign warns against parking on the grass at Quarterman Park in north Charleston, where waters from Hurricane Ian covered a footpath around a pond as well as grassy areas and the root systems of Spanish moss-covered trees. AP -
Whaley-Huiet House (1901-02) is located at 41 East Bay Street in Charleston. Photo: Spencer Means / Public Domain -
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said there had been no reported deaths in the state from the storm. AP -
A downed electrical pole on King Street in Charleston. Willy Lowry / The National -
Local resident Caden Simmons carries a US flag on a flooded street after he recovered it from floodwaters. Reuters -
A boy wades through water on a flooded street as Ian bears down on Charleston. Reuters -
Kieran Holloway volunteers to cut away a tree that fell on a flooded road in Charleston. Reuters -
A man carries his pet dog on a flooded street in historic Charleston. Reuters -
A worker clears a tree from Meeting Street after it was brought down during Hurricane Ian. Getty Images / AFP -
Willy Lowry of 'The National' in Charleston. Photo: Joshua Longmore / The National
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