Pendleton: Christmas

The town of Pendleton, South Carolina is a small but historic village dating as far back at 1790. The photographs presented in this book represent casual strolls through town to capture the Pendleton that so many people have come to love. Street scenes, vignettes, and compositions often overlooked or seldom considered are the things that give a place its sense of place, its unique identity. Pendleton is special, and these photographs show why.

Christmas time, too, is very special. The festive decorations of evergreen dotted with red ribbons, candles, and the sparkle of lights bring a warm wave of memories, comfort, hope, and peace. Combine a very special time of year with a very special place, and there is Christmas in Pendleton.


Robert M. Seel is a national award-winning architect, artist, musician, coffee roaster, railroad modeler. Originally from New Jersey, Rob has lived in upstate South Carolina since coming to Clemson University in 1984 (BS Design with Calhoun College Departmental Honors, 1988; M-Arch 1990). Rob is president of RMS Architecture, LLC, in Clemson and occasionally teaches at Clemson University’s College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the National Model Railroad Association, and the Art Gallery on Pendleton Square. Rob and his also Clemson graduate wife, Frances, have two creative daughters.



All photographs are the property of the artist-author, Robert M. Seel and RMS Architecture, LLC


OTHER BOOKS by ROBERT M SEEL

Pendleton Winter
Pendleton Spring
Pendleton Summer
Pendleton Autumn
Central Focus: A Photographic Exploration of the Town of Central, South Carolina
Core Construction: An Artist-Architect’s View of Job Site for the
Clemson University Core Campus Project