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"This Old House" Rehabs Classic Charleston Home

This house on Hassel Street in Charleston got a makeover for the popular PBS program "This Old House."
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This house on Hassel Street in Charleston got a makeover for the popular PBS program "This Old House."

The popular series "This Old House" has been a fixture on PBS  since 1980.  It has filmed in many locations across the country, and now it has come to South Carolina.  The show recently shot the renovation of a classic single-wide home in Charleston for broadcast beginning this week.  (The series also features the renovation of a second house.)

PBS's This Old House, featuring two Charleston homes, will air Thursdays at 8 p.m. on SCETV beginning March 29. Each week's presentation will encore Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. Don't miss this special series that features the charm and uniqueness of the architecture of the Lowcountry.

Host Kevin O'Connor was excited to be in the "Holy City" because the architecture is of a style not seen in the rest of the country.   General Contractor Tom Silva talked about what the construction crew would do to restore the old home, part of which involved opening up the old kitchen house with a stairway.  He described it as "basically opening up two buildings that were connected but never opened up since 177 years ago."

Tut Underwood is producer of South Carolina Focus, a weekly news feature. A native of Alabama, Tut graduated from Auburn University with a BA in Speech Communication. He worked in radio in his hometown before moving to Columbia where he received a Master of Mass Communications degree from the University of South Carolina, and worked for local radio while pursuing his degree. He also worked in television. He was employed as a public information specialist for USC, and became Director of Public Information and Marketing for the South Carolina State Museum. His hobbies include reading, listening to music in a variety of styles and collecting movies and old time radio programs.