Washington Square

Washington Square is a park in downtown . It is located behind City Hall at the corner of Meeting Street and Broad Street in the Charleston Historic District.
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Park
  • Description: greenspace in downtown Charleston, South Carolina
  • Also known as: “Washington Park” and “Washington Square (Charleston)”
  • Address: 80 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blake Tenements and Charleston City Hall.

Public building
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The were built between 1760 and 1772 by Daniel Blake, a planter from Newington Plantation on the Ashley River. The building was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Town hall
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The is a building designed by Gabriel Manigault. The city bought the building and began using it as Charleston's City Hall in 1819, making it the second longest serving city hall in the United States.

Public building
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The , also known as the County Records Building, is located at 100 Meeting Street, at the northwest corner of Washington Square, in .

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.

Washington Square

Latitude
32.77704° or 32° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
-79.93064° or 79° 55′ 50″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Operator
Charleston
Named after
George Washington
Open location code
8742Q3G9+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 493934159
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q7972198
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