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Walking in an Old Southern Mansion [Video]

Keith Dotson
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Built in 1820, the shabby house was home to one of the wealthiest families in Charleston for over 140 years

In this video — third in my series made in historic, beautiful Charleston — we walk inside an old mansion which is being preserved, rather than restored. That means the interior is in a gorgeous state of shabbiness, with cracks in the walls, patches of bricks exposed through broken plaster, and wooden slats exposed in the ceilings.

Walk with fine art photographer Keith Dotson through this old Charleston house being maintained in a state of lovely decrepitude

Cell phone snapshots taken inside the house

Below are some detail images shot inside the old mansion.

An old wooden door that leads to the exterior of the house.
An old wooden door that leads to the exterior of the house.
Marked surface of the old kitchen work table.
Marked surface of the old kitchen work table.
Ground floor interior of an old house in Charleston, South Carolina
Ground floor interior of an old house in Charleston, South Carolina
Herringbone brick pattern in the work yard behind the big house
Herringbone brick pattern in the work yard behind the big house
The rear of the big Southern mansion in Charleston, as seen from the work yard where enslaved people would have been kept busy with all the labors involved with maintaining such a large home.
The rear of the big Southern mansion in Charleston, as seen from the work yard where enslaved people would have been kept busy with all the labors involved with maintaining such a large home.
View of the carriage house and stables.
View of the carriage house and stables.
Ornate plaster details over the window inside a big southern mansion in Charleston
Ornate plaster details over the window inside a big southern mansion in Charleston
The old house still retains some of the original furnishings from various time periods
The old house still retains some of the original furnishings from various time periods
The interior features some very European influences
The interior features some very European influences
A piece of sheet music composed and dedicated to the lady of the house
A piece of sheet music composed and dedicated to the lady of the house
That's my reflection seen in the same mirror where countless faces have been seen over the generations.
That’s my reflection seen in the same mirror where countless faces have been seen over the generations.

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~ Keith

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