Old Slave Mart, Charleston

Name: Old Slave Mart
Address: 6 Chalmers Street, Charleston, United States

#56 among attractions in Charleston

Museum, History museum

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The Old Slave Mart is a building located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that once housed an antebellum slave auction gallery. Constructed in 1859, the building is believed to be the last extant slave auction facility in South Carolina. In 1975, the Old Slave Mart was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its role in Charleston's African-American history. Today, the building houses the Old Slave Mart Museum. ()

Built: 1859 (165 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 32°46'38"N, 79°55'48"W

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6 Chalmers StreetDowntown CharlestonCharleston United States

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Old Slave Mart – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Circular Congregational Church, TD Arena, St. Philip's Church, Huguenot Church.

~670 ftN
Church
Circular Congregational Church, Charleston
4 min walk • The Circular Congregational Church is a historic church building at 150 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, used by a congregation established in 1681.
0.6 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
17 min walk • TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams.
~730 ftN
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
St. Philip's Church, Charleston
4 min walk • St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Its National Historic Landmark description states: "Built in 1836, this stuccoed brick church features an imposing tower designed in the Wren-Gibbs tradition.
~480 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Huguenot Church, Charleston
3 min walk • The Huguenot Church, also called the French Huguenot Church or the French Protestant Church, is a Gothic Revival church located at 136 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina.
~310 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
2 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
~440 ftSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Georgian architecture
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston
3 min walk • St. Michael's Episcopal Church is a historic church and the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is located at Broad and Meeting streets on one of the Four Corners of Law, and represents ecclesiastical law. It was built in the 1750s by order of the South Carolina Assembly.
~800 ftN
Museum, Historical place
Powder Magazine, Charleston
4 min walk • The Powder Magazine is a gunpowder magazine and museum at 79 Cumberland Street in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Completed in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina.
~730 ftNW
Museum, Art museum
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston
4 min walk • The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in the Charleston Historic District, in 1905.
~200 ftW
Park, Garden
Washington Square, Charleston
1 min walk • Washington Square is a park in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It is located behind City Hall at the corner of Meeting Street and Broad Street in the Charleston Historic District. The planting beds and red brick walks were installed in April 1881.
0.7 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Gaillard Center, Charleston
18 min walk • The Gaillard Center is a concert hall and performance venue in Charleston, South Carolina. It opened in 2015 and replaced the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings were named after John Palmer Gaillard Jr. mayor of Charleston from 1959 to 1975.
~740 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Heyward-Washington House, Charleston
4 min walk • The Heyward-Washington House is a historic house museum at 87 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1772, it was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr. a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was where George Washington stayed during his 1791 visit to the city.

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Which popular attractions are close to Old Slave Mart?

Nearby attractions include Washington Square, Charleston (1 min walk), The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston (2 min walk), Dock Street Theatre, Charleston (2 min walk), Pink House, Charleston (2 min walk).