Powder Magazine, Charleston

Name: Powder Magazine
Address: 79 Cumberland St, Charleston, 29401-3112, United States
Telephone: +1 843-722-9350

#39 among attractions in Charleston

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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. It was used as a gunpowder store through the American Revolutionary War, and later saw other uses. The Powder Magazine was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. It has been operated as a museum by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America since the early 1900s. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972. ()

Built: 1713 (311 years ago)Coordinates: 32°46'46"N, 79°55'48"W

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79 Cumberland StDowntown CharlestonCharleston 29401-3112 United States

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+1 843-722-9350

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Powder Magazine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Circular Congregational Church, TD Arena, St. Philip's Church, City Market.

~280 ftSW
Church
Circular Congregational Church, Charleston
2 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.
0.5 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
13 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.
~270 ftSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
St. Philip's Church, Charleston
2 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.
~520 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
City Market, Charleston
3 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.
~340 ftS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Huguenot Church, Charleston
2 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.
~530 ftS
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.
~1210 ftS
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Georgian architecture
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston
6 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.
~620 ftSW
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.
~890 ftS
Park, Garden
Washington Square, Charleston
5 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.
~1200 ftNW
Church
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Charleston
6 min walk • St. Mary of the Annunciation Roman Catholic Church is the first Roman Catholic parish in the Carolinas and Georgia. The current building at 93 Hasell St. in Charleston, South Carolina, is the third structure to house the congregation on this site.
~800 ftS
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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Powder Magazine open?

Powder Magazine is open:

Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm
Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Powder Magazine?

Nearby attractions include St. Philip's Church, Charleston (2 min walk), Circular Congregational Church, Charleston (2 min walk), Huguenot Church, Charleston (2 min walk), Thomas Elfe House, Charleston (2 min walk).