David Ramsay House

The David Ramsay House is an historic home in . It was built before 1740. Dr. David Ramsay arrived in Charleston in 1773 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and made his home at 92 Broad Street soon after.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: Charleston, SC
  • Address: 92 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Post Office and Courthouse and Charleston County Courthouse.

Public building
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The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic and courthouse located at in . 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.

Public building
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is a Neoclassical building in , designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the , and both buildings are modeled after , the current seat of the Irish Parliament in .

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 720 feet north of David Ramsay House.

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.

David Ramsay House

Latitude
32.77653° or 32° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-79.9319° or 79° 55′ 55″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Inception
1740
Levels
3
Height
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3G9+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313434873
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q24693507
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