Moving Star Hall, Johns Island

#2 among attractions in Johns Island

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Moving Star Hall is a historic community building located at Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built about 1917, and is a crudely built, one-story, rectangular, frame, weatherboarded building. It has a low concrete block pillar foundation and a metal-covered gable roof. Also on the property is a contributing outhouse. The building was used by the local African-American population as a "praise house" and meeting place of the Moving Star Young Association, a religious, social, fraternal, and charitable community institution. ()

Built: 1917 (107 years ago)Coordinates: 32°40'55"N, 80°1'33"W

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Moving Star Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Angel Oak, McLeod Plantation, John's Island Presbyterian Church.

6.5 miSW
Golf
Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island
167 min walk • Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a resort on Kiawah Island, South Carolina that is located along a ten-mile mix of inland and beachfront property approximately thirty miles southwest of Charleston. Opened in May 1976, it consistently ranks as one of the country’s top resorts.
4 miNW
Tree
Angel Oak, Charleston
102 min walk • Angel Oak is a Southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400–500 years old. It stands 66.5 ft tall, measures 28 ft in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet. Its longest branch distance is 187 ft in length.
6.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
McLeod Plantation, Charleston
163 min walk • McLeod Plantation is a former slave plantation located on James Island, South Carolina, near the intersection of Folly and Maybank roads at Wappoo Creek, which flows into the Ashley River.
3.3 miW
Church
John's Island Presbyterian Church, Charleston
84 min walk • John's Island Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1719 and remodeled in 1792. It is a "T"-shaped, frame meeting house-style church sheathed in clapboard.
5.8 miN
32°45'38"N • 79°59'23"W
Terrace Oaks Antique Mall, Charleston
149 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Antiques
4.9 miN
Bridge
Paul Gelegotis Bridge, Charleston
125 min walk • The Paul Gelegotis Bridge, also known as the Stono Bridge, is located in Charleston, South Carolina, United States; it connects James Island and Johns Island on SC 700. This bridge opened in late 2003, on the historically significant site of a series of former Stono Bridges.
5.2 miNE
32°44'16"N • 79°57'58"W
Wild Blue Ropes Adventure Park, Charleston
133 min walk • Park, Adventure park, Outdoor activities
5.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Riverland Terrace, Charleston
151 min walk • Riverland Terrace is a historic neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. It was first developed starting in 1925. It is one of James Island, South Carolina's oldest neighborhoods.