Historic Downtown Charleston, SC Single Style Homes

Charleston SC classic single style homes are unique to Charleston, SC. They are some of the earliest housing styles known in the area and feature a narrow floorplan and large piazzas on the front or sides. Some rumors that float around Downtown Charleston is that they were built narrow because property taxes were based on how much street frontage a home has. The narrower the house, the less one would pay in taxes if this were in fact the case.

One aspect of the Charleston Single style home I can confirm is that the large piazzas, and large windows were opened to accommodate the warm summer breezes in an effort to cool the house during the heat. With the Charleston single style home only one room wide, the efficiency of nature's HVAC was maximized.  The house could be opened on all sides to let breezes flow through the entire house with ease.  Historic Downtown Charleston is filled with these iconic, truly Charleston style homes.

 

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