Old Charleston Jail

The Old Charleston Jail is a structure of historical and architectural significance located at 21 Magazine Street in , United States.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: historic site in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Also known as: “Twenty-One Magazine”
  • Address: 21 Magazine Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Marine Hospital and Memminger Auditorium.

Hospital building
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The Old Marine Hospital is a historic medical building at 20 Franklin Street in . Built 1831–33 to a design by Robert Mills, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973 for its association with Mills, and as a high-quality example of Gothic Revival architecture.

Theater building
is a live performance and special events venue in . is situated 820 feet north of Old Charleston Jail.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located in . Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Keely, the construction of the cathedral started in 1890 to replace a cathedral that burned down in 1861. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Old Charleston Jail.

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 , , United States, 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.

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is the largest and oldest city in the state of 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.

Old Charleston Jail

Latitude
32.77847° or 32° 46′ 43″ north
Longitude
-79.93721° or 79° 56′ 14″ west
Inception
1802
Levels
4
Height
56 feet (17 metres)
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
8742Q3H7+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 314051243
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7083640
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