Mount Pleasant Historic District, Charleston

Name: Mount Pleasant Historic District
Address: Charleston, United States
Telephone: +1 843-884-0301

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Mount Pleasant Historic District, Charleston

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Mount Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the town of Mount Pleasant. The dwellings reflect Mount Pleasant's historic role as a summer resort town. The building reflect architectural styles of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, including vernacular Georgian, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival. Notable buildings include the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Mount Pleasant Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Hibben-McIver House, 200 Bank Street, and the Captain Peter Lewis House. Located in the district is the separately listed Old Courthouse. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°47'6"N, 79°52'26"W

Address

Old Village Historic DistrictCharleston United States

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Day trips

Mount Pleasant Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter, Patriots Point, USS Yorktown.

1.9 miSE
Long-running fort with artifacts and views
Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island
50 min walk • Fort Moultrie, standing proudly on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina, is a site of great historical significance and a testament to American resilience. As a key component of the National Park Service, Fort Moultrie offers visitors a chance to step back in time...
2.3 miS
Sea fort with a pivotal Civil War role
Fort Sumter, Charleston
58 min walk • Fort Sumter stands as a testament to the resilience of the American spirit, located on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. This national park is not only a bastion of scenic beauty but also a significant landmark in United States history, marking the site...
1.9 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
48 min walk • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.
2 miW
WWII aircraft carrier with museum
USS Yorktown, Mount Pleasant
52 min walk • USS Yorktown is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United...
2 miW
Museum in a Cold War–era submarine
USS Clamagore, Charleston
53 min walk • USS Clamagore is a Balao-class submarine, presently a museum ship at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum outside Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1945 for the United States Navy, she was still in training when World War II ended. She was named for the clamagore.
2 miSE
Bridge
Ben Sawyer Bridge, Sullivan's Island
52 min walk • The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge.
1.9 miSE
32°45'39"N • 79°51'31"W
Stella Maris Catholic Church, Sullivan's Island
49 min walk • Church
2.3 miW
Lighthouse
Castle Pinckney Light, Charleston
59 min walk • Castle Pinckney Light is a former lighthouse on Shutes' Folly Island in Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina. Castle Pinckney was a c.
2.6 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Charleston Light, Sullivan's Island
66 min walk • Charleston Light, also known as Sullivan's Island Lighthouse, is located on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, which is the northern entrance to Charleston Harbor.
3.1 miW
32°46'42"N • 79°55'36"W
Charleston Artist Guild & CAG Gallery, Charleston
79 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
2.1 miSW
Lighthouse
Fort Ripley Shoal Light, Charleston
54 min walk • The Fort Ripley Shoal Light or Middle Ground Light was a lighthouse in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor approaches.