People’s Office Building

The People's Building at 18 Broad St. was 's first "skyscraper", erected in 1910 and 1911 at a cost of $300,000. It was designed by a Swedish architect, Victor Frohling of Thompson & Frohling, of New York and built by both Simons-Mayrant of Charleston and also the Hadden Construction Co.
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Also known as: “The People’s Building”
  • Address: 18 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exchange and Provost and Old Slave Mart.

Museum
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The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in . is situated 350 feet east of People’s Office Building.

Museum
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The is a building located at 6 Chalmers Street in that once housed an antebellum-period slave-auction gallery. is situated 330 feet northwest of People’s Office Building.

Theater building
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The is a theater in the historic neighborhood of downtown . is situated 630 feet northwest of People’s Office 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.

People’s Office Building

Latitude
32.77703° or 32° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
-79.92796° or 79° 55′ 41″ west
Levels
8
Height
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3GC+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313436473
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q16898168
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