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Washington Square Park's statue of William Pitt was photographed here in 1892. Washington Square Park's layout was shown on an 1880 plat. Washington Square is a park in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It is located behind City Hall at the corner of Meeting Street and Broad Street in the Charleston Historic District.
The city of Charleston is the location of 105 of these properties and districts, including 34 of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the other properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. Another property in Charleston was once listed but has been removed.
Shed housing the "Best Friend of Charleston" replica locomotive; Buildings along John Street, King Street and Meeting Street: Chicco Apartment Buildings A and B; 39-4, 39-B, 39-C John Street; 41-B, 43, 51 John Street; numerous buildings in 424-492 King Street; Brick building at Meeting Street and Ann Street; Lilienthal's Stained Glass; 365-371 ...
During the American Revolution, McCrady was a leader in Charleston's militia. When Charleston fell to the British in 1780, McCrady was arrested and taken to St. Augustine, where he was held until 1781. McCrady eventually purchased lots adjacent to his tavern, allowing him to construct the Long Room, which served as a banquet hall and small ...
Custom House, Charleston, S. C. exterior 1991 U. S. Custom House, Charleston, S. C. 2nd floor cortile. Gift, Carol M. Highsmith 2009 Corridor, U. S. Custom House, Charleston, S. C. It is possible that the north and south portico were enclosed to increase office space in repairs after the 1886 Charleston earthquake .
St. Michael's Church was built between 1751 and 1761 at the corner of Broad and Meeting streets on the site of the original wooden church built in 1681 by St. Philip's Church, It had been damaged in a hurricane in 1710 and a new St. Philip's Church was built several blocks away on Church Street. In 1727, what was left of the old wooden church ...
The Heyward-Washington House is a historic house museum at 87 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1772, it was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr., a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was where George Washington stayed during his 1791 visit to the city. It is now owned and operated by the Charleston Museum ...
Thomas Savage bought the lot at the southwest corner of Church St. and South Battery in 1768 and soon built his house there. The resulting structure is a nationally important, Georgian style, square, wooden, two-story house on a high foundation. [3] In December 1785, Revolutionary War hero William Washington purchased the house. He and his wife ...