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William Gibbes House Tour

Bob is invited into the elegant "rooms" of the gardens at Charleston's William Gibbes House, one of the nation's best examples of Georgian architecture.
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" I must say it is one of the larger front hall ever seen."

" Yes it is it is pretty large it's about seventeen feet lot and I think 45 feet long. That was useful. We're. Yes it's used for many things that children do cartwheels and play games. We had some wonderful reception room and sometimes -- up. Tables and haven't have stepped -- really entertain guests and yes he used all the time."

" Do you mind telling you do you think this is an original staircase 21772. When houses built yes I have it on good authority that this is original. -- I am usually did you do with those wrought iron work and know. Excellent -- me what. And what about the -- person can't help but comment on them."

" The wallpaper is back company a French company cause of Manhattan and it was put in -- about 1930."

" Very color. And now the doors are little the woodwork around the doors are more confusing to me conceded Georgian design here but the over doors."

" Well I think it gives this house -- unique character of the three periods of architecture Georgian and that. The -- them over the door. Was not put in -- about 1800. And then of course 1930. Other things -- so that was an updated -- during yet period when the house was maybe thirty or forty years old exact and I. Beautiful looks tiny apes and it yes it does as a Chinese feeling -- it tell me about the woodwork here this is scored. All the would let you see it's hand carved."

" And it is this is it back to the eighteen hundred's."

" No the -- was destroyed. And that earthquake of 1986. And subsequently in 1930."

" All this work was done so this is from 1932 beautiful fireplace of these doors great."

" This dark as a false storm to balance the other one is is often done in Georgian house. Indeed this room is about the same proportion as your library yes it is. This -- and the nation and originally was not the done. No we think likely that it was amends withdrawn in and the reason we think that is because of the figures on the metal. They often used allegorical figures to describe. They use of the rug in this case they have Mars the god of war and his check and his chariot being pulled by alliance."

" The -- artwork here yes. So -- withdrawing the men and Georgian house that after dinner they would come to this room to smoke cigars McCartney yeah. And the ladies would not known exactly. Just how very -- us now -- a small room in the house."

" If this is such things that you like to say wonderful back I want."

" So that is really seems to be a unique staircase railings bred Georgian house especially."

" Yes that's this Rotblat is very unusual up and the mahogany handrail into."

" It's so slim yet yet. And of course perfect palladian window on the landing. Andrea palladio I think in his sixteenth century Italian architect who first came up with the idea of flaking around hop or arched window this. With two flat top windows. -- proportions. And so successful yeah I think we have. Black -- take a walk in regards to."

" Coming yeah Al Sharpton I'll take your night."

" So we've got a second floor landing."

" And the -- papers continuing."

" Yes that's so lucky that. This conflict paper are was split and such a large space in the house was done in nineteen parity in the -- recommendation."

" Now this doorway Vila. Both the down the top there. Mars right Harriet again so this stage to I would assume. The Georgian period it exactly right in Africa and this is involved."

" The bar and his seventeen feet wide and 35 feet long beautiful report the ceiling is exquisite. It is in the Adam styles -- ceiling and it dates from eighteen. Work with and then the chandelier. The chandelier is made for the house at Tiffany's."

" In 1928. Rewritten so this really doesn't provide the Georgian. And the out of as well as 1939. That are yes and I don't want the truth. And your portrait is. Great what when was that again."

" Five years ago in this passat part in this room it was mark -- top from Atlanta but thank you."

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