Category: Charleston Peninsula

Douglas Berlinsky of Disher, Hamrick & Myers Residential Real Estate Represents Buyers in Record-Breaking Sale of Historic Downtown Charleston Home Disher, Hamrick & Myers Residential Real Estate proudly announces that Broker Associate Douglas Berlinsky has successfully represented the buyers in the purchase of the most expensive home ever sold in historic downtown Charleston, SC. The […]

Choosing the right Charleston house type is a delightful journey that allows you to explore the city's diverse architectural heritage. Downtown Charleston offers a range of dwellings to suit every taste and lifestyle. From historic mansions of the city's past, to modern marvels of contemporary design, to serene waterfront retreats, there's a Charleston house type […]

If you’re not from the Lowcountry, you might be curious about those long green planks on rockers that grace the piazzas of many Charleston, SC homes. They’re called joggling boards, and their history and folklore are quite interesting. CREATION OF THE JOGGLING BOARD Joggling boards are typically 16 feet long and made of flexible pine […]

Looking for a trendy and relatively affordable home in Charleston, SC? Be sure to consider Upper King Street. With almost every type of business -- from hip tech firms, to interior designers, to architects, to collaborative work spaces -- in this neighborhood, many residents take advantage of the opportunity to walk to work. This area […]

The single house is an architectural style found almost exclusively in Charleston, SC. This home plan gives the historic city much of its unique charm. The layout of a single house is ideally suited to the narrow street-facing lots originally laid out in Charleston in the late 17th and early 18th centuries (see Grand Modell). […]

Disher, Hamrick & Myers Real Estate is proud to sponsor The Preservation Society of Charleston's 43rd Annual Fall Tours of Homes, History, & Architecture. This year, the tours take place from October 3 - November 2. This highly-anticipated event is The Preservation Society's biggest fundraiser of the year. Founded in 1920, the organization's goals are […]

Row houses are a distinctive part of the architecture of many of the oldest cities across the United States. The style first appeared in Europe at the Place des Vosges in Paris, early in the 17th century, concurrent with the founding of America. It followed settlers across the Atlantic to the colonies, where early cities […]

North Central is one of several neighborhoods on Charleston’s upper peninsula currently undergoing a residential revival. The area is bounded to the north by Mount Pleasant Street, the south by Congress Street, the west by Rutledge Avenue, and the east by I-26. This up-and-coming, yet still diverse, community is composed mainly of early- and mid-20th […]

Charleston is a city full of successful adaptive architecture. The American College of the Building Arts campus is in a former Trolley Barn. The DHM Blog has previously profiled the condominiums at 3 Chisolm Street in the old Murray Vocational School. But this isn’t the only area school building repurposed into residences. The Crafts House […]

Cannonborough-Elliotborough is an up-and-coming transitional neighborhood populated by students, young professionals, and long-time local families. Rife with redevelopment, it offers some of the more affordable housing (both fixer-uppers and renovations) on the Charleston peninsula, as well as a number of hip restaurants, corner stores, and cocktail joints all within walking distance.   LOCATION Located on […]