Series of pastel-colored historic Georgian-style row houses featuring symmetrical facades and decorative details that create a vivid streetscape.
General Information
Best experienced during daylight hours for photography
How to Get There
From Downtown Charleston (1 mi): Head east toward the waterfront, follow East Bay Street south along the harbor, and continue a short distance to the historic row houses located between Tradd Street and Elliott Street.
Overview
Rainbow Row is Charleston's famous stretch of thirteen candy-colored historic houses along East Bay Street, between Tradd and Elliott Streets. Most were built between the 1740s and 1840s as combination shophouses, with a commercial storefront on the ground floor and living quarters above. The pastel paint jobs date only to restorations in the 1930s and '40s — before that the row had fallen into disrepair —.
Notable Houses
83 East Bay Street (William Stone House): Built around 1784 by a Tory merchant who fled to England during the Revolution; restored in 1941.
89 East Bay Street (Deas-Tunno House): One of the oldest on the row, dating to around 1770, with a rare side yard separating it from its neighbor.
99-101 East Bay Street: The first house on Rainbow Row to be restored, in 1931 — the restoration later won a preservation award.
105 East Bay Street (Dutarque-Guida House): The only building on the row that still has its original Victorian-era storefront.
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