United States Post Office and Courthouse
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic post office and courthouse located at Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina. 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.Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: historic building in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “U. S. Post Office and Courthouse (Charleston)” and “U.S. Post Office and Courthouse”
- Address: 83 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charleston County Courthouse and Charleston City Hall.
Charleston County Courthouse
Public building
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charleston County Courthouse is a Neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina, designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the White House, and both buildings are modeled after Leinster House, the current seat of the Irish Parliament in Dublin.
Charleston City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.
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.
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. Washington Square is situated 380 feet northeast of United States Post Office and Courthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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.
United States Post Office and Courthouse
- Categories: courthouse, building, historic site, and government building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77619° or 32° 46′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.93133° or 79° 55′ 53″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Inception
1896Levels
4Height
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
8742Q3G9+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 114185098OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q7891087
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