Charleston County Courthouse

United States historic place

Charleston County Courthouse

U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Contributing Property

Charleston County Courthouse,
southeast corner

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Location| 84 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates| 32°46′35.814″N 79°55′52.752″W﻿ / ﻿32.77661500°N 79.93132000°W﻿ / 32.77661500; -79.93132000
Built| 1790–92
Architect| James Hoban
Architectural style| Neoclassical
Part of| Charleston Old and Historic District

Charleston County Courthouse (1790–92) is a Neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina, designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the White House, and both buildings are modeled after Leinster House, the current seat of the Irish Parliament in Dublin.[1]

President George Washington visited Charleston on his Southern Tour in May 1791, may have met with Hoban, and summoned the architect to Philadelphia, the national capital at the time, in June 1792. The following month, Hoban was named the winner of the design competition for the presidential mansion, later named the White House, in Washington, D.C. He later altered his design under Washington's influence.[2]

In 1883–1884, the courthouse underwent a large renovation performed by Kerrigan & Grant.[3]

The Courthouse remains in use, located in the historic district near the park at Washington Square. It was built on the site of and incorporated the ruins of the South Carolina Statehouse (1753, burned 1788), the capitol building for the Colony of South Carolina under British colonial rule.[4] Hoban also designed a new statehouse building nearby, which was burned down during the Civil War.

## See also[edit]

* Court House Square (Charleston)
* Charleston Historic District
* South Carolina Provincial Congress

## References[edit]

1. ^ Marter, Joan M. (2011). The Grove encyclopedia of American art. Oxford University Press. p. 520\. ISBN 978-0-19-533579-8. OCLC 540108954.
2. ^ William Seale, "James Hoban: Builder of the White House" in White House History no. 22 (Spring 2008), pp. 8–12.
3. ^ "Odds and Ends". Charleston News & Courier. January 22, 1884. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
4. ^ History of the Charleston County Courthouse from HMdb.org.

## External links[edit]

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* Charleston County Courthouse from National Park Service.

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City of Charleston, South Carolina

Mayor|

* John Tecklenburg

Districts|

* Downtown
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* Daniel Island
* Johns Island (parts)
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* South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
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Newspapers|

* The Post and Courier
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* The Catholic Miscellany

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* 2 WCBD-TV (NBC)
* 4 WCIV-ABC
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* 24 WTAT-TV (Fox)
* 36 WMMP-TV (MyNetworkTV)

Squares|

* Court House Square
* Marion Square
* Washington Square

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* Int'l Airport
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* Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

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* CCSD
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* College of Charleston
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