United States Custom House, Charleston

Name: United States Custom House
Address: Charleston, United States

#22 among attractions in Charleston

City hall, Greek Revival architecture

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The U.S. Custom House or U.S. Customhouse is the custom house in Charleston, South Carolina. Construction began in 1852, but was interrupted in 1859 due to costs and the possibility of South Carolina's secession from the Union. After the Civil War, construction was restarted in 1870 and completed in 1879. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. It is also a contributing property of the Charleston Historic District. ()

Built: 1852 (172 years ago)Coordinates: 32°46'51"N, 79°55'35"W

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United States Custom House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Circular Congregational Church, Waterfront Park, TD Arena, St. Philip's Church.

~1490 ftSW
Church
Circular Congregational Church, Charleston
8 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.
~1180 ftSE
Park, Art museum, Museum
Waterfront Park, Charleston
6 min walk • Waterfront Park is an eight-acre park along approximately one-half mile of the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. The park received the 2007 Landmark Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
0.6 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
15 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.
~1060 ftSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
St. Philip's Church, Charleston
6 min walk • St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Its National Historic Landmark description states: "Built in 1836, this stuccoed brick church features an imposing tower designed in the Wren-Gibbs tradition.
~1510 ftW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
City Market, Charleston
8 min walk • The City Market is a historic market complex in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Established in the 1790s, the market stretches for four city blocks from the architecturally-significant Market Hall, which faces Meeting Street, through a continuous series of one-story market sheds, the last of which terminates at East Bay Street.
~1320 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Huguenot Church, Charleston
7 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.
~1390 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
7 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
~1220 ftSW
Museum, Historical place
Powder Magazine, Charleston
6 min walk • The Powder Magazine is a gunpowder magazine and museum at 79 Cumberland Street in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Completed in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina.
~1830 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston
9 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.
~1870 ftSW
Park, Garden
Washington Square, Charleston
10 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.
0.5 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Gaillard Center, Charleston
13 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.

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Nearby attractions include Robert Lange Studios, Charleston (5 min walk), Charleston Artist Guild & CAG Gallery, Charleston (5 min walk), St. Philip's Church, Charleston (6 min walk), Waterfront Park, Charleston (6 min walk).