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![[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MTIvMDEvMDEvZGV0YWlsLXZpZXctb2YtY3Vwb2xhLXBlZGltZW50LWFuZC1mcmllemUtb2YtYS1sYXJnZS1wdWJsaWMtYnVpbGRpbmctaW4tY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/256/jpg "[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina]")
![[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvdmlldy1vZi1jaGFybGVzdG9uLXNvdXRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXdpdGgtYS1jbHVzdGVyLW9mLWJ1aWxkaW5ncy1hcm91bmQtYS1mZW5jZWQtY2U0OThjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]")
![[Preliminary sketch of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina, with small pediment and cupola]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvcHJlbGltaW5hcnktc2tldGNoLW9mLWEtbGFyZ2UtcHVibGljLWJ1aWxkaW5nLWluLWNoYXJsZXN0b24tc291dGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEtMDg1YzE1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Preliminary sketch of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina, with small pediment and cupola]")
![[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvdmlldy1vZi1jaGFybGVzdG9uLXNvdXRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXdpdGgtYS1jbHVzdGVyLW9mLWJ1aWxkaW5ncy1hcm91bmQtYS1mZW5jZWQtNGI3M2FhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]")
![[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a large home and smaller houses, outbuildings, and perhaps a slave cabin]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvdmlldy1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1vZi1jaGFybGVzdG9uLXNvdXRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXdpdGgtYS1sYXJnZS1ob21lLWFuZC1zbWFsbGVyLTJkM2VkYi02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a large home and smaller houses, outbuildings, and perhaps a slave cabin]")
![[Front and side view of apartment(?) house, 61 Washington Street, Charleston, South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjMvZnJvbnQtYW5kLXNpZGUtdmlldy1vZi1hcGFydG1lbnQtaG91c2UtNjEtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1zdHJlZXQtY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zb3V0aC01YjdhOTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Front and side view of apartment(?) house, 61 Washington Street, Charleston, South Carolina]")
![[View of boats and ships at wharf, Charleston, South Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvdmlldy1vZi1ib2F0cy1hbmQtc2hpcHMtYXQtd2hhcmYtY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zb3V0aC1jYXJvbGluYS05YWQ0MGEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[View of boats and ships at wharf, Charleston, South Carolina]")
