– Historic Charleston –

The convergence of the deepwater Cooper River and the tidal Ashley River into Charleston Harbor form a peninsula that is our historic downtown of Charleston proper. From its founding in 1680, Charles Town has grown and evolved from a tiny colonial province into the vibrant City of Charleston – an architectural and cultural mosaic of Southern charm and colonial heritage.

Exploring the real estate of Historic Charleston as a broker for homebuyers often lands me into the position of unofficial tour guide, a thrilling experience whose most interesting approach involves roaming the boroughs from oldest to newest. This journey begins with 18th-century row homes in the French Quarter and South of Broad, then spiral outside the original walled city into our first ‘suburb’ of Ansonborough and into the constellation of Charleston Single houses in Harleston Village.

As the boundaries of Charleston expanded into the upper peninsula during the 20th century, the architectural forms and styles shift decidedly toward that era. A scattering of small-form Charleston Single houses in Westside give way to Foursquare homes in Hampton Park Terrace and Craftsmans in Wagener Terrace and North Central.