Peg Eastman
Nov 5, 2019
The phrenologist and the skeptic - 51 Broad St.
Today Clark Mills is practically forgotten in Charleston, in spite of the fact that his studio at 51 Broad St. has been placed on the...
Peg Eastman
Jun 12, 2019
Revival, revolt and a colonial cult - A Huguenot ‘Waco’ in early Carolina
Gun battles. Murders. Executions, fantastical prophesies — all in the Palmetto State’s own parish of St. Denis. It’s a sensational tale...
Peg Eastman
Jun 12, 2019
140 Broad Street - The Alfred Huger House
The “story behind the story” is far more compelling than a brief recitation of the attributes of the lovely frame home at 140 Broad St....
Peg Eastman
Jun 12, 2019
The Italianate trio - 7, 9 and 11 Broad Street
The trio of Italianate brownstone buildings at 7, 9 and 11 Broad Street are often grouped together in photographs and their histories are...
Peg Eastman
Feb 7, 2019
134 Broad Street - Gothic beauty, earthquake memories
The 1680 plan for Charles Towne laid out three 60-foot-wide thoroughfares for the community. Among them was Broad Street, a space...
Peg Eastman
Apr 6, 2017
Steeped in history — the Confederate Home
When Charles Town was planned on the “Grand Modell,” Broad Street was envisioned as the major east-west thoroughfare. On the east end...