Charleston City Hall

The Charleston City Hall is a building designed by Gabriel Manigault. The city bought the building and began using it as Charleston's City Hall in 1819, making it the second longest serving city hall in the United States.
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.
  • Type: Town hall
  • Description: city hall in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Address: 80 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washington Square and United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Park
is a park in downtown . It is located behind City Hall at the corner of Meeting Street and Broad Street in the Charleston Historic District.

Public building
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic and courthouse located at in . The building and its annexes serve the federal court for the Charleston Division of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Public building
is a Neoclassical building in , designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the , and both buildings are modeled after , the current seat of the Irish Parliament in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , , that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

Charleston City Hall

Latitude
32.77673° or 32° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-79.93081° or 79° 55′ 51″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Inception
1801
Levels
3
Height
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3G9+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39937200
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­townhall
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Geo­Names ID
4574326
Wiki­data ID
Q107564307
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“Charleston City Hall” goes by many names.
  • Persian: تالار شهر چارلستون (کارولینای جنوبی)
  • Persian: تالار شهر چارلستون

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