South
South Carolina
Charleston County

Old Citadel

The South Carolina State Arsenal in was built in 1829 in response to the alleged 1822 slave revolt led by Denmark Vesey. The alleged uprising never came to fruition and Vesey was publicly hanged in 1822.
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  • Type: Hotel building
  • Also known as: “South Carolina State Arsenal” and “The South Carolina State Arsenal”
  • Address: 337 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marion Square and St. Matthew’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Park
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is a small public park in downtown , United States. The ten-acre square was established as a parade ground for the state arsenal under construction on the square's north side.

Church
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The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charleston, South Carolina, was incorporated on December 3, 1840. Through usage and custom the Church is now known as St. is situated 540 feet southwest of Old Citadel.

Hotel
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, in , is a hotel built in 1964–65 in Mid-Century Modern style. It was originally the L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building, so named in 1964 for L. is situated 450 feet east of Old Citadel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wraggborough and Charleston.

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

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is the largest and oldest city in the state of in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.

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.

Old Citadel

Latitude
32.78767° or 32° 47′ 16″ north
Longitude
-79.93596° or 79° 56′ 10″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Levels
4
Height
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3Q7+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 167031521
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­hotel
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Geo­Names ID
4589968
Wiki­data ID
Q7566634
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