Charleston Old and Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Historic district in South Carolina, United States in Charleston, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Charleston Historic District, alternatively known as Charleston Old and Historic District, is a National Historic Landmark District in Charleston, South Carolina. The district, which covers most of the historic peninsular heart of the city, contains an unparalleled collection of 18th and 19th-century architecture, including many distinctive Charleston "single houses". It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 25 and 25 1/2 Warren and 114 St. Phillip Sts., Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Aug 13, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85001833 |
| Type of place | neighborhood, historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 25 and 25 1/2 Warren and 114 St. Phillip Sts., Charleston, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.78114, -79.92549 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Buck Hall Recreation Area 28 mi |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85001833. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.