Three colored photographs of No. 3 Colonial Street: Top left (corner of front façade/west elevation and north elevation); Top right (front façade/west elevation and the southeastern corner of No. 5 Colonial Street); Bottom (side elevation). The photographs are taped to a white sheet of paper. The paper is labeled "3 Colonial" and "10-24-79." The exterior consists of white horizontal paneling. There is a bay window on the second story of the northeastern corner of the structure. Below the window on the first story is a covered porch with four free standing columns. Stairs lead onto the porch of the elevated first story. The front yard is covered in grass and shrubs. A sidewalk runs through the edge of the front yard. The neighboring structure located at No. 5 Colonial Street is visible in the top right photograph.
Four black and white photographs of No. 4 Colonial Street: Top left (side elevation); Top right (corner of front façade/east elevation and south elevation and neighboring structure); Bottom left (side elevation); Bottom right (corner of front façade/east elevation and south elevation). Each photograph is surrounded by a white border. The photographs are taped to a beige sheet of paper with two holes punched through the top. The paper is labeled as "4 Colonial." The two story structure has a porch spanning the majority of the exterior of the first story on the front facade/east elevation. The structure is slightly elevated with stairs leading up onto the first story front porch. There is foliage bordering the exterior of the structure on all sides.
Black and white photograph of No. 4 Colonial Street. There is a white border surrounding the photograph with two holes punched through the top. The photograph shows the corner of the east elevation and the north elevation of the structure, as well as the neighboring structure to the left. The structure is elevated from the ground with a porch on the first story. The front yard is covered with grass and an urban garden bordering the structure. The sidewalk cuts through the edge of the front yard. There is a palm tree obstructing the view of the structure. There is a car parking in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
Black and white photograph of a wall located at No. 4 Colonial Street. There is a white border surrounding the photograph with two holes punched through the top. The photograph shows the retaining wall facing the north elevation of the structure at No. 4 Colonial Street. The wall separates No. 4 Colonial Street and No. 2 1/2 Colonial Street. The window of No. 2 1/2 Colonial Street can be seen behind the retaining wall in the photograph. There is grass covering the side yard with plants and trees planted along the retaining wall. A sidewalk is visible in the bottom of the photograph.
Colored photograph of the structure at No. 5 Colonial Street. The photograph has a white border with the label "5 Colonial" handwritten on the bottom half of the white border. The photograph was taken from across the street. Vehicles are visible parked on both sides of the street. The structure at No. 5 Colonial Street is a three-story Shingle style structure with a gambrel roof and dormer windows. The exterior siding consists of blue shingles on the third and second stories. The first story has white exterior paneling. There is a bay window on the left of the front facade/west elevation and a covered porch to the right. There is foliage obstructing the view of the first story. The neighboring structures to each side of No. 5 Colonial are visible in the photograph.
Colored photograph of the structure at No. 5 Colonial Street. The photograph has a white border with the label "5 Colonial" handwritten on the bottom half of the white border. The structure at No. 5 Colonial Street is a three-story Shingle style structure with a gambrel roof and dormer windows. The exterior siding consists of blue shingles on the third and second stories. The first story has white horizontal exterior paneling. There is a bay window on the left of the front facade/west elevation and a covered porch to the right. There is foliage obstructing the view of the first story. The neighboring structures to each side of No. 5 Colonial are visible in the photograph.
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.66, _____ Alston, East Battery.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows various members of the Alston family at 21 East Battery.
