William Gibbes House
The William Gibbes House is a historic house at 64 South Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. Built about 1772, it is one of the nation's finest examples of classical Georgian architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: Charleston, South Carolina
- Also known as: “Gibbes House”
- Address: 64 South Battery, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Point Garden and Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
White Point Garden
Park
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
White Point Garden is a 5.7 acre public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, at the tip of the peninsula. It is the southern terminus for the Battery, a defensive seawall and promenade.
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Church
Photo: AlanEisen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located in Charleston, South Carolina. Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Keely, the construction of the cathedral started in 1890 to replace a cathedral that burned down in 1861. Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is situated 2,100 feet north of William Gibbes House.
John Fullerton House
House
The John Fullerton House is a historic building on Legare Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The house was designed and built by Scottish master builder John Fullerton some time after he bought the land on December 31, 1772, and before he resold it at a much higher cost in 1777. John Fullerton House is situated 610 feet north of William Gibbes House.
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.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina 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.
William Gibbes House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77087° or 32° 46′ 15″ northLongitude
-79.93454° or 79° 56′ 4″ westInception
1775Levels
3Height
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
8742Q3C8+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 264389007OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q16864799
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“William Gibbes House” goes by many names.
- French: “William Gibbes House”
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