90 Fishburne

The house at 90 Fishburne Street in Charleston did not play a very large role in my family’s history, but large enough when you consider what a house is and what it would be like to go without one for any length of time. And the fact that this one is still standing is remarkable, given two calamitous events — one natural, one just inevitable — that came close to sweeping it off its foundations.

A Charleston survivor: 90 Fishburne Street in October 2014.

A Charleston survivor: 90 Fishburne Street in October 2014.

My mother, Barbara Lee (Dowell) Fleagle, lived in this house at the corner of Fishburne and Coming streets for just a few years as a small child. Continue reading