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Small Town Charm: Discover the Allure of Historic Summerville

Photographs by (Azaleas) Brittany Millie/Adobe stock & Courtesy of (Chairs) Visit Summerville; images by (plant) Julia solomatina/shutterstock & courtesy of (Hutchinson square) Visit Summerville & (Postcard) Digital Commonwealth; Images courtesy of (MAP) visit summerville & (illustration) thi quy; images by (Square) Brittany Millie/Adobe Stock & (illustration) CreativeStory/shutterstock & Courtesy of (postcard) Digital commonwealth; (Square) Tom Reeve/Shutterstock & Courtesy of (6) Library of Congress; (Fountain) George Cole/Adobe stock & Courtesy of (4) the businesses; (aerial) Jacob/Adobe stock & Courtesy of (2) the businesses; (House) Tom Reeve/Shutterstock & Courtesy of (5) the businesses; Eastlyn Photography; photographs by (Park & potted flowers) Brittany Millie/adobe stock & Courtesy of (4) the businesses & organizations; images (INN) by Eastlyn Photography & (illustration) thi quy

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In the heart of the historic district, a variety of boutiques and eateries surround Hutchinson Square. Named for Edward Hutchinson, one of the city’s founders and first mayor, the popular public space hosts Third Thursday gatherings and other community events.Small Town Charm: Discover the Allure of Historic SummervilleSmall Town Charm: Discover the Allure of Historic SummervilleWisteria climbs a pine tree in this circa-1930s Summerville postcard.The “Birthplace of Sweet Tea” reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the “Largest (Sweet) Iced Tea” in June 2016. “Mason,” the massive container, can be found off Hutchinson Square.EXPLORE SUMMERVILLE: The nearly one-square-mile historic district includes more than 700 homes and buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as a host of restaurants, bars, shops, and boutiques.Hutchinson Square.A vintage postcard of the Prettyman residence on West 2nd South Street. Frank P. Prettyman was the secretary-treasurer of the family’s lumber and mill company, J.F. Prettyman and SonsHutchinson Square.Main Street (today’s Hutchinson Square), circa 1906.The grounds of the bygone Pine Forest Inn.The Pine Forest Inn, circa 1904.The Pinehurst Tea Plantation factory and store houses, circa 1905.Sumter Avenue, circa 1906President Theodore Roosevelt toured the area with Charleston Mayor J. Adger Smyth in April 1902.A fountain in Hutchinson Square.Cuppa MannaTalucci’s BakeryFrothy Beard Off World Brewery & TaproomGuerin’s PharmacyAn aerial view of the historic district.Small Town Charm: Discover the Allure of Historic SummervilleSmall Town Charm: Discover the Allure of Historic SummervilleSimple Treasures.Bexley Fish & Raw BarLa RusticaCotton Down SouthLaura Jones & CompanyPiazza HomeLouise of SummervilleOn the historic walking tour, this house is one of two residences that comprised the 18th-century Bittershon Inn.A train mural behind the Summerville Museum marks the importance of the railroad in establishing the town.Potted flowers and ferns decorate the Montreux Bar & Grill on West Richardson Avenue.Azalea Park in peak spring bloom.Soil and Soul Nursery Exotic Plant ShopPublic Works Art CenterBlack Circle RecordsPeople, Places, & QuiltsAnother tribute to sweet tea can be spied on the side of the Summerville Visitor Center on Main Street, where local artist Kevin Morrissey painted this cheery mural. The town hosts the popular Sweet Tea Festival in September, when bars and restaurants vie for creating the best sweet tea cocktail, among other festivities.Flowertown Bed and Breakfast, a circa-1889 Victorian mansion on Main Street

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