William Enston Home, Charleston

Name: William Enston Home
Address: Charleston, United States

#229 among attractions in Charleston

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The William Enston Home, located at 900 King St. Charleston, South Carolina, is a complex of many buildings all constructed in Romanesque Revival architecture, a rare style in Charleston. Twenty-four cottages were constructed beginning in 1887 along with a memorial chapel at the center with a campanile style tower, and it was reserved for white residents. An infirmary was added in 1931 and later converted into a superintendent's home. ()

Coordinates: 32°48'5"N, 79°56'56"W

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William Enston Home – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Summerall Chapel, TD Arena, The Citadel.

1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Park
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Charleston
27 min walk • Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina. The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr. who was instrumental in its construction. The stadium replaced College Park. It was built in 1997 and seats 6,000 people.
0.6 miSW
Church
Summerall Chapel, Charleston
17 min walk • Summerall Chapel is a cruciform chapel on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Constructed from 1936 to 1938, the chapel serves the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and the broader Citadel and Charleston communities.
1.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
36 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.
0.7 miSW
Universities and schools
The Citadel, Charleston
17 min walk • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. It has 18 academic departments...
~1920 ftW
Monuments and statues
Denmark Vesey Monument, Charleston
10 min walk • The Denmark Vesey Monument is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument was erected in 2014 in Hampton Park and honors Denmark Vesey, a freedman who lived in Charleston and was executed in 1822 for plotting a slave revolt.
0.4 miW
Park
Hampton Park, Charleston
11 min walk • Hampton Park is a public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, United States. At 60 acres, it is the largest park on the peninsula.
1 miSE
Music venue, Music and shows, Nightlife
Music Farm, Charleston
27 min walk • Music Farm is a music venue in Charleston, South Carolina located off of King Street. It has been open since April 1991.
~1940 ftSW
Park
Allan Park, Charleston
10 min walk • Allan Park is a park in Charleston, South Carolina. The parcel of land was donated to the City of Charleston by Amey Allan, the widow of James Allan and the developer of most of the eastern half of Hampton Park Terrace parks on the peninsula, on March 23, 1920.
0.9 miSE
Church
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston
22 min walk • St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 18 Hanover St. Charleston, South Carolina. In 1832, the Charleston Protestant Episcopal Domestic Female Missionary Society bought the land from the Bank of South Carolina.
0.7 miNW
Park, Playground
Corrine Jones Playground, Charleston
20 min walk • Corrine Jones Playground was formerly known as Hester Park because of its location along Hester Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The property was used for temporary housing during World War II.
1.4 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Sottile Theatre, Charleston
36 min walk • The Sottile Theatre is a theater in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It is owned by the College of Charleston and is a rental venue used by many local, regional and national performing arts groups including Spoleto Festival USA. It has 785 seats and was built in the 1920s by Albert Sottile.

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Nearby attractions include Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Charleston (7 min walk), Mcmahon playground, Charleston (9 min walk), Denmark Vesey Monument, Charleston (10 min walk), Allan Park, Charleston (10 min walk).