Franke Building

Franke Building is an office building in , which is located on Church Street. Franke Building is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the amusement arcade .
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  • Type: Office building
  • Address: 171 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Powder Magazine and City Market.

Museum
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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.

Marketplace
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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. is situated 340 feet northeast of Franke Building.

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 820 feet southwest of Franke Building.

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.

Franke Building

Latitude
32.78025° or 32° 46′ 49″ north
Longitude
-79.93007° or 79° 55′ 48″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1909
Levels
3
Height
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3J9+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 189115028
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
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