On 4/6/2016 10:34 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 09:50:25 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I doubt any house on this string of islands has a basement due to the
>> water table. When you get into Beaufort there are some very stately
>> older homes (circa 1800's) with basements but they are on much higher
>> ground.
>>
>> Jill
>
> A long time ago when I was selling real estate, I would check out some
> of those stately houses circa 1800's. The cellar in them made the one
> in my folk's house look like a Holiday Inn. They were scary even for
> an adult.
> Janet US
>
Holiday Inn! LOL I can't say I've ever seen the basements in any of
these stately homes. Most have them have been turned into B&B's. The
basements *might* have wine cellars which hark back to the old days of
glorious mansions along the waterfront...

Jill