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William Aiken Tenement

William Aiken Tenement is a retail building in , which is located on South Market Street. William Aiken Tenement is situated nearby to the hotel , as well as near the marketplace .
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  • Type: Retail building
  • Address: 49 South Market Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Market and St. Philip’s Church.

Marketplace
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The is a historic market complex in downtown . Established in the 1790s, the market stretches for four city blocks from the architecturally-significant Market Hall, which faces Meeting Street, through a continuous series of one-story market sheds, the last of which terminates at East Bay Street.

Church
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in . It was formerly an Episcopal church, but it is currently a parish of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, in the Anglican Church in North America. is situated 640 feet south of William Aiken Tenement.

Museum
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The is a gunpowder magazine and museum at 79 Cumberland Street in , , . Completed in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina. is situated 610 feet southwest of William Aiken Tenement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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.

William Aiken Tenement

Latitude
32.78072° or 32° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
-79.92878° or 79° 55′ 44″ west
Inception
1820
Levels
3
Height
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3JC+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 558459453
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
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