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q home in the typical Creole style.
Also, Linden, prior to 1890, once
the home Of Thomas B. Reed, first
United States Senator from Mis-
sissippi; Hope farm, of provincial
architecture and onetime home
Of the Spanish Governor; Mon
teigne, built in 1856 by the Con-
federate general, William T. Mar
tin; Mount Repose, 1924, held to
be a perfect example OF an early
plantation house, and Monmouth,
known for its superb architecture.
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Two Periods of Showings-
Twenty Charleston homes, chosen
for their antiques as we'll as for
architectural significance, will be
shown during the tour period. Not
all, however, will be open at the
same time. Except on week
ends. two groups Of homes will
be on display March 20 through
81, another two groups from April
3 through Is. The dates embrace
the period when the three famous
gardens Of the Charleston area
Magnolia. Middleton and Cypress
will be high in spring splendor
Visitors to Charleston during
the tours are advised to make
reservations in private homes in
advance. This may be arranged
through the Office Of the Historic
Charleston Foundation, "a
Church street. For direct reser-
vations. the foundation lists these
hotels and inns: Brewton Inn,
Villa Margherita and the Hotels
Charleston. Fort Sumter, Francis
Marion, st. John and Timrod.
Purchasers Of tour tickets may
visit the homes listed in any
group within the two weeks they
are open. The price of each
daytime tour, designated A, B, C,
and D, is IS, including tax. Even
ing tours of only one house cost
81. plus 80 cents tax.
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Homes Described-Among the
homes on the tour, as authenti-
cally described by the foundation,
are:
Col. Othniel Beale's house, 101
East Bay street; 1740. Just after
the outbreak of King Georges
War this part Of Charleston was
swept by great fire. Othniel
Beale, an immigrant from New
England and colonel Of provincial
troops in charge of STRENGTHENING
the towns fortifications, then
bought and built on this property
and the one to the south of it
a combination Of stores and resi-
dences. Handsome rooms paneled
with low-county cypress show
how q merchant of Charleston
lived. This is now the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lionel K. Legge, who in
1881 began the rehabilitation,
from slums, of the block of houses
in which theirs stands.
Joseph Winthrop's house, 129
Tradd street: 1897. Joseph Win
throp, one Of a long succession of
New Englanders to seek and find
fortunes here. married a sister
OF Charles Fraser. the miniaturist.
getting as part of her dover the
land where he built this house.
Afterward it served his family as
a home for a century and quar-
ter. The restrained Adam style
OF the principal rooms is practi-
cally in its original condition. 1t
is now the. residence of Admiral
and Mrs. William S. Popham.
Ashley Hall. 172 Rutledge ave-
nue.; 1916. Patrick Duncan, who
made a pleasant fortune as a
tallow chandler and factor, built
this massive regency house. It
was later occupied by George A..
Trenholm, great Charleston
merchant and Secretary of the
Treasury OF the Confederate
States, and was afterward the
home of Charles O.. Witte. Mo-
table are mantels and stairway
spiraling up to a ceiling light of
colored glass. Since 1909 it has
been a famous Southern school
for girls.