Washington Square, Charleston

Name: Washington Square
Address: 80 Broad St, Charleston, 29401, United States

#42 among attractions in Charleston

Park, Relax in park, Garden

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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. It was known as City Hall Park until October 19, 1881, when it was renamed in honor of George Washington. The new name was painted over the gates in December 1881. ()

Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°46'37"N, 79°55'50"W

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80 Broad StDowntown CharlestonCharleston 29401 United States

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Washington Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Circular Congregational Church, TD Arena, Huguenot Church, Dock Street Theatre.

~700 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 miN
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.
~600 ftNE
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.
~480 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
3 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
~330 ftS
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Georgian architecture
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston
2 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.
~660 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.
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.
~730 ftSE
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.
~200 ftE
Museum, History museum
Old Slave Mart, Charleston
1 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.
1 miNW
Music venue, Music and shows, Nightlife
Music Farm, Charleston
25 min walk • Music Farm is a music venue in Charleston, South Carolina located off of King Street. It has been open since April 1991.
~550 ftE
Museum, Art gallery, Historical place
Pink House, Charleston
3 min walk • Pink House is a historic house and art gallery at 17 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that is one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina and is the second oldest residence in Charleston after the Colonel William Rhett House.

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Which popular attractions are close to Washington Square?

Nearby attractions include The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston (1 min walk), Old Slave Mart, Charleston (1 min walk), Hibernian Hall, Charleston (2 min walk), St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston (2 min walk).