Fifth Encounter project

In my fifth encounter project I chose architecture. While thinking about what architecture I should write about, I remembered my sister who had just moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I gave her a call and asked her about the region and what she could tell me about her area. She started to talk about the architecture outside the city and how much I would love it. Supposively outside the city there is a lot of old architecture. Lately she said that she has spent several weekends up in Charleston, South Carolina. She talked about the several old homes that were built over a hundred years ago. She told me that most of these homes are no longer homes, but are now museums and preserved for history. She mentioned that throughout the area the land is preserved and can no longer build on the area, in hopes to preserve the history of the land. One way that they can build on the land is if they build the architecture the same ways as the building were, over a hundred years ago. My sister said that you could walk through these towns and see old civil war monuments and tons of history that has occurred in this state. She talked about how beautiful the state is.

My sister also talked about the country side of South Carolina. She mentioned as you drive through South Carolina you see all the old homes. As your driving through the mountains of the Carolina’s you see a home like mentioned in our lecture (shot gun homes). Also like mentioned in our lecture, a lot of these homes sell items outside in front of their homes, items such as pots, rugs, wood working items, etc. One thing that I am excited about is for Christmas I am going to South Carolina to visit my sister and I will be able to see the architecture for myself. This article is in regards to my fifth encounter assignment.