Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Historic cathedral church in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
- Also known as: “Cathedral of St. John the Baptist”
- Address: 120 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gibbes Museum of Art and United States Post Office and Courthouse.
Gibbes Museum of Art
Museum
The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. 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. Gibbes Museum of Art is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
United States Post Office and Courthouse
Public building
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. United States Post Office and Courthouse is situated 970 feet east of Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
Old Charleston Jail
Public building
The Old Charleston Jail is a structure of historical and architectural significance located at 21 Magazine Street in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Old Charleston Jail is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
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.Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.77652° or 32° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-79.93447° or 79° 56′ 4″ west
Inception
1890
Levels
3
Height
79 feet (24 metres)
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
8742Q3G8+J6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣若翰洗者主教座堂”
- Chinese: “聖若翰洗者主教座堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Charleston”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Charleston”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Charleston”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan Bautista”
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