Exchange and Provost, Charleston

Name: Exchange and Provost
Address: Charleston, United States
Telephone: +1 843 727 2165

#83 among attractions in Charleston

Museum, History museum

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The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Built in 1767–1771, it has served a variety of civic institutional functions, including notably as a prisoner of war facility operated by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It is now a museum operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution. ()

Built: 1767 (257 years ago)Coordinates: 32°46'31"N, 79°55'38"W

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South of BroadCharleston United States

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Exchange and Provost – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: TD Arena, Dock Street Theatre, Rainbow Row, St. Michael's Episcopal Church.

0.8 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
22 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.
~1230 ftNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
6 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
~50 ftSW
Vernacular architecture
Rainbow Row, Charleston
1 min walk • Rainbow Row is the name for a series of thirteen colorful historic houses in Charleston, South Carolina. The houses are located north of Tradd St. and south of Elliott St. on East Bay Street, that is, 79 to 107 East Bay Street.
~1080 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Georgian architecture
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston
6 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.
0.8 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Gaillard Center, Charleston
22 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 ftW
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.
~590 ftN
32°46'37"N • 79°55'37"W
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston
3 min walk • Museum, History museum, Historical place
~1100 ftNW
Museum, History museum
Old Slave Mart, Charleston
6 min walk • 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.
~330 ftSE
Park, Playground
Hazel Parker Playground, Charleston
2 min walk • Hazel Parker Playground is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina named after Hazel V. Parker in 1977. Hazel Parker was the recreation supervisor at the playground starting in 1942. The playground was formerly known as the East Bay Playground. The land had been owned by the Port Utilities Commission.
~970 ftSW
Church, Building
First Baptist Church, Charleston
5 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina. The congregation was founded in 1682 under the leadership of William Screven. It is one of the oldest Baptist congregations in the American South.
1.2 miNW
Music venue, Music and shows, Nightlife
Music Farm, Charleston
30 min walk • Music Farm is a music venue in Charleston, South Carolina located off of King Street. It has been open since April 1991.

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Which popular attractions are close to Exchange and Provost?

Nearby attractions include Rainbow Row, Charleston (1 min walk), Hazel Parker Playground, Charleston (2 min walk), The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston (3 min walk), Heyward-Washington House, Charleston (4 min walk).