Charleston County Courthouse, Charleston

Name: Charleston County Courthouse
Address: 84 Broad St, Charleston, 29401-2201, United States

#122 among attractions in Charleston

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Charleston County Courthouse, Charleston

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Charleston County Courthouse is a Neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina, designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the U.S. White House, and both buildings are modeled after Leinster House, the current seat of the Irish Parliament in Dublin. ()

Built: 1790 (234 years ago)Coordinates: 32°46'38"N, 79°55'56"W

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84 Broad StDowntown CharlestonCharleston 29401-2201 United States

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Charleston County Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Circular Congregational Church, TD Arena, Huguenot Church, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.

~770 ftNE
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
16 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.
~870 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Huguenot Church, Charleston
5 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.
~770 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Charleston
4 min walk • The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located in Charleston, South Carolina. Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Keely in the Gothic Revival style, it opened in 1907. The Most Reverend Robert E.
~830 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
5 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
~580 ftSE
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.
~520 ftN
Museum, Art museum
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston
3 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.
~460 ftE
Park, Garden
Washington Square, Charleston
3 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.
~640 ftE
Museum, History museum
Old Slave Mart, Charleston
4 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.
0.9 miN
Music venue, Music and shows, Nightlife
Music Farm, Charleston
24 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 Charleston County Courthouse?

Nearby attractions include Blake Tenements, Charleston (1 min walk), Hibernian Hall, Charleston (2 min walk), The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston (2 min walk), Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston (2 min walk).