Charleston County Courthouse

Charleston County Courthouse 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 .
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: historic courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Also known as: “State of South Carolina Courthouse”
  • Address: 84 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Post Office and Courthouse and Charleston City Hall.

Public building
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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.

Town hall
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.
The 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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , United States, 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 County Courthouse

Latitude
32.77661° or 32° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-79.93131° or 79° 55′ 53″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Inception
1792
Levels
3
Height
66 feet (20 metres)
Roof shape
hipped
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Charleston County
Open location code
8742Q3G9+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 114185100
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4574329
Wiki­data ID
Q5084124
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In Other Languages

“Charleston County Courthouse” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “בית המשפט המחוזי של צ’ארלסטון”

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