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South Carolina
Charleston County

City Market

The City Market is a historic market complex in downtown . Established in the 1790s, the market stretches for four city blocks from the architecturally-significant Market Hall, which faces Meeting Street, through a continuous series of one-story market sheds, the last of which terminates at East Bay Street.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Email: media@thecharlestoncitymarket.com
  • Type: Marketplace
  • Description: Historic Market Hall and sheds in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Also known as: “Charleston City Market”
  • Address: 188 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Powder Magazine and St. Philip’s Church.

Museum
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The is a gunpowder magazine and museum at 79 Cumberland Street in , , . Completed in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina. is situated 590 feet southwest of City Market.

Church
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St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in . It was formerly an Episcopal church, but it is currently a parish of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, in the Anglican Church in North America. is situated 700 feet south of City Market.

Museum
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The , formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in . Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in the Charleston Historic District, in 1905. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of City Market.

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 , , , 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.

City Market

Latitude
32.78092° or 32° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
-79.92931° or 79° 55′ 46″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Inception
1804
Operator
Charleston
Open location code
8742Q3JC+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13201372749
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­marketplace
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
4574831
Wiki­data ID
Q5123294
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