点评:East Bay St. will turn into East Battery Street where you’ll find one of the first mansions showing the typical Charleston Single House: a long rectangular shape with a narrow front towards the street, adapting to the shape of the lot.
Located in a favored spot on the High Battery, it's one of the sea wall's oldest residences dating to 1825. Charles Alston, a wealthy Lowcountry rice planter, acquired the home and updated its architecture in Greek Revival style. Today, the well-preserved property remains in the Alston family. Visitors can see this blend of design styles in the home's public rooms and outdoor piazzas
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Its architectural details, waterfront location, and knowledgeable docents who shared insights into 19th-century life for both the families and enslaved in Charleston
It also has an original copy of the Ordinance of Secession.
翻译:东湾街将转入东巴特里街,在那里你会发现第一栋展现典型查尔斯顿独栋住宅的豪宅:长方形,正面朝向街道,与地块的形状相适应。
它位于高巴特里山的一个受欢迎的地点,是海堤最古老的住宅之一,可追溯到 1825 年。查尔斯·阿尔斯通是一位富有的低地稻米种植园主,他买下了这栋房子,并将其建筑风格更新为希腊复兴风格。如今,这处保存完好的房产仍归阿尔斯通家族所有。游客可以在房子的公共房间和室外广场看到这种设计风格的融合。
它的建筑细节、海滨位置以及知识渊博的讲解员,他们分享了 19 世纪查尔斯顿家庭和奴隶生活的见解
它还保存着《脱离联邦法令》的原件。