The Shell Builders: Tabby Architecture of Beaufort, South Carolina, and the Sea Islands

by Colin Brooker

Beaufort, South Carolina, is well known for its historical architecture, but perhaps none is quite as remarkable as those edifices formed by tabby, sometimes called coastal concrete, comprising a mixture of lime, sand, water, and oyster shells. Tabby itself has a storied history stretching back to Iberian, Caribbean, Spanish American, and even African roots--brought to the United States by adventurers, merchants, military engineers, planters, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164336071X
• ISBN13: 9781643360713
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.1"