Click on the building for a larger version. The music is here.
The U.S. Customs House is something that you can’t miss, even if you wanted to as you walk around East Bay Street. It took 26 years to build, with construction interrupted by the Civil War. What I find interesting and either comforting or unsettling is what the other reasons for the delays were. As the saying goes, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
“Noted Charleston architect, Edward Brickell White acted as superintendent of construction which began in 1853. Hampered by unforeseen engineering problems of the site, the building was unfinished at the outbreak of the Civil War. Construction was suspended until 1870, when architect A.B. Mullet arranged for further Congressional appropriations to complete the war damaged building.”
You can read more about this bulding at The National Register of Historic Places.
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browsing through the Commentluv contest participants. Have taken a quick look see through your photographs and all I can say is WOW — you are truly gifted. These images are brilliant. I’ve bookmarked your site to come back and take more time to look at your photos. Take care.
Welcome Larry. Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it.