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The Charleston Historic District, alternatively known as Charleston Old and Historic District, is a National Historic Landmark District in Charleston, South Carolina. [2] [4] The district, which covers most of the historic peninsular heart of the city, contains an unparalleled collection of 18th and 19th-century architecture, including many distinctive Charleston "single houses".
Another 5 properties in Charleston County outside Charleston were once listed but have been removed. Three properties and districts — the Ashley River Historic District, Ashley River Road, and the Secessionville Historic District — are split between the city and the other parts of the county, and are thus included on both lists.
Slavery To Civil Rights: A Walking Tour of African-American Charleston Paperback. Charleston, S.C. ISBN 978-1732653405. {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ; Datel, Robin Elisabeth (1990). "Southern Regionalism and Historic Preservation in Charleston, South Carolina, 1920–1940". Journal of Historical Geography. 16 (2): 197– 215
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.
Charleston Old and Historic District Charleston County Courthouse (1790–92) is a Neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina , designed by Irish architect James Hoban . It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the White House , and both buildings are modeled after Leinster House , the current seat of the Irish ...
John Bartlam pottery in operation near Charleston. [13] 1766 St. Cecilia Society formed. [2] German Friendly Society founded. 1769 – Town becomes part of Charleston District. [14] 1770 College of Charleston founded. [2] Population: 11,000. 1771 – Royal Exchange built. [10] [2] 1773 – Museum founded by the Charleston Library Society. [15] [12]
Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island. They predominantly include the core residential and administrative areas of Fort Moultrie built between about 1870 to 1950. Also included ...
County # of Sites; 1 Abbeville: 14 2 Aiken: 46 3 Allendale: 14 4 Anderson: 24 5 Bamberg: 12 6 Barnwell: 6 7 Beaufort: 77 8 Berkeley: 27 9 Calhoun: 18 10.1 Charleston (city) 105: 10.2 Charleston (other) 105: 10.3 Charleston: Duplicates (4) [4] 10.4 Charleston: Total 206 11 Cherokee: 25 12 Chester: 21 13 Chesterfield: 10 14 Clarendon: 11 15 ...