This is the public sidewalk and entrance in front of the John Rutledge House Inn on Broad Street.
Ironwork at the front entrance to the Inn.
And on a quiet side street, a nice gate and walkway to come home to every evening for some fortunate homeowner.
I really don't know much about architecture but, it looks odd to me to combine Ionic columns with Corinthian columns in the same building. I also never knew that these porches are called piazzas. I thought piazzas were public squares in Italy but, according to the Historic Charleston Foundation: "In the buildings of Charleston, a piazza is defined as a covered open porch or veranda supported by columns or pillars and attached to the outside of a building. In Charleston such porches usually append to the side elevation of single houses and were intended as outdoor living space and a device to shade south- or west-facing windows from the heat of the sun. Piazzas are one of the most distinctive features of Charleston architecture." Now you know.
Flowers blooming in a window box in January is always a good sign for someone who has spent a few winters in New England.
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