Fireproof Building
The Fireproof Building, also known as the County Records Building, is located at 100 Meeting Street, at the northwest corner of Washington Square, in Charleston, South Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Public building
- Description: Historic building (NRHP-listed) in Charleston, South Carolina
- Also known as: “Charleston District Record Building”, “South Carolina Historical Museum”, and “The Fireproof Building”
- Address: 100 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Square and Blake Tenements.
Washington Square
Park
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.
Blake Tenements
Public building
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The Blake Tenements were built between 1760 and 1772 by Daniel Blake, a planter from Newington Plantation on the Ashley River. The building was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Gibbes Museum of Art
Museum
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The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. 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. Gibbes Museum of Art is situated 520 feet northwest of Fireproof Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
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The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. 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.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Fireproof Building
- Categories: historic building, building, and government building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77725° or 32° 46′ 38″ northLongitude
-79.93089° or 79° 55′ 51″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Levels
3Height
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
8742Q3G9+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 189098625OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledGeoNames ID
4578368Wikidata ID
Q5451927
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