Exchange and Provost
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 Charleston, South Carolina.Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: former custom house in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
- Also known as: “Exchange and Provost Building”, “Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon”, “The Exchange and Custom House”, and “The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon”
- Address: 122 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: mansard
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Slave Mart and Waterfront Park.
Old Slave Mart
Museum
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Old Slave Mart is a building located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that once housed an antebellum-period slave-auction gallery. Old Slave Mart is situated 610 feet northwest of Exchange and Provost.
Waterfront Park
Park
Photo: JonathanLamb, CC BY 3.0.
Waterfront Park is an eight-acre park along approximately one-half mile of the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. The park received the 2007 Landmark Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Dock Street Theatre
Theater building
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Dock Street Theatre is situated 950 feet northwest of Exchange and Provost.
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.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Exchange and Provost
- Categories: custom house, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77686° or 32° 46′ 37″ northLongitude
-79.92684° or 79° 55′ 37″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Inception
1771Levels
3Height
56 feet (17 metres)Operator
Daughters of the American RevolutionOpen location code
8742Q3GF+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 491702219OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=mansardWikidata ID
Q5419595
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In Other Languages
From French to Hausa—“Exchange and Provost” goes by many names.
- French: “bourse de Charleston”
- French: “Bourse de Charleston”
- Hausa: “Musayar da Provost”
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