National Historic Landmark · Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Historic District
A historic district in Charleston, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | An area roughly bounded by Broad, Bay, S. Battery and Ashley and an area along Church bounded by Cumberland and Chalmers, Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000964 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.
Where it is
| Street | An area roughly bounded by Broad, Bay, S. Battery and Ashley and an area along Church bounded by Cumberland and Chalmers |
| Coordinates | 32.78567, -79.93674 · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000964. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.