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| Pink House, Chalmers St., Charleston, SC |
School is back in session, streets flooded, traffic a mess. We are on a roll.
We had a celebration at work today as we received the news that our hospital had earned designation as a Magnet hospital for the second time. I am very proud of my co-workers. Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston is one of two hospitals in South Carolina with that designation. Hip, hip, hooray!
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Pink would be exceedingly rare in architecture here. Very pretty!
I know the Pink House was for sale. Do you know if it ever sold or did you notice if the Sale sign was still on the facade?
The Pink House would not look out of place in many European cities.
The big Pink House on the battery has been for sale. It is huge and has been a B & B.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5-E-Battery-St-Charleston-SC-29401/2125504725_zpid/
The Pink House on Chalmers looks like it sold: http://www.handsomeproperties.com/listing/cms/mls-1302409-17-chalmers-st-charleston-sc-29401/
Here is the scoop on the pink colors:
The distinctive little pink building at 17 Chalmers Street is said to be the oldest standing tavern building in the South. Built within the walled city of Charles Towne in the mid 1690s by John Breton, this oldest stone house in the city was constructed of 'Bermuda stone'. The West Indian coral stone had a natural pink cast, so the building was known as the Pink House from the beginning. Tradition holds that the Bermuda stone was brought in ships as ballast, as the cobblestones on Chalmers Street were, but it is more likely that it was cut in Bermuda and imported as a building material. The stone is soft enough to be cut into blocks and then when exposed to weather, it gradually hardens and becomes stronger. Its elasticity was proved in the great earthquake on 1886 when nearby brick structures suffered damage. The tiled roof is original terra cotta tile of an ancient vintage. The curved shape of the tiles was said to be formed over the workmen's thighs. The Pink House also was one of the few buildings in Charleston to survive 1989's Hurricane Hugo virutally unscathed.
Thank you I didn't think to specify which pink house. I was in the Chalmers house a few times when it was an art gallery and always loved it. I remember when it first went up for sale the asking price was over a million. (didn't love it that much).
Several of these look familiar to me, but I can't place where they are. (Congratulations to your hospital and the people who make it tick.)
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