The Rainbow Market Building

The Rainbow Market Building is a retail building in , which is located on North Market Street. The Rainbow Market Building is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the marketplace .
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  • Type: Retail building
  • Address: 40 North Market Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Market and St. Philip’s Church.

Marketplace
The 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.

Church
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 900 feet south of The Rainbow Market Building.

Police station
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The U.S. Custom House or U.S. Customhouse is the custom house in . Construction began in 1852, but was interrupted in 1859 due to costs and the possibility of South Carolina's secession from . is situated 640 feet east of The Rainbow Market Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ansonborough and French Quarter.

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
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 downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

The Rainbow Market Building

Latitude
32.78139° or 32° 46′ 53″ north
Longitude
-79.92845° or 79° 55′ 42″ west
Inception
1905
Levels
3
Height
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3JC+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1363200415
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include DE LA Gallery and The Pavilion Pool.

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