College of Charleston
Built 1770. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Glebe, George, St. Philip, and Green Sts., Charleston, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Nov 11, 1971 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | College of Charleston Complex:Main Building, Library, and Gat |
| Reference number | 71000748 |
| Built | 1770 · more from the 1770s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Glebe, George, St. Philip, and Green Sts., Charleston, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.7842° N, 79.9381° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Charleston | 111 listed places in Charleston → · walking tours → |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Local history books for Charleston
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The Huguenot Church in CharlestonMargaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and Richard Donohoe & Maurice Eugenie Horne Thompson, 2018Find at Bookshop.org
St. Philip's Church of CharlestonDorothy Middleton Anderson and Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, 2015Find at Bookshop.org
Guidebooks to historic places in South Carolina
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was College of Charleston listed on the National Register?
Nov 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was College of Charleston built?
1770.
Source: Wikidata
Where is College of Charleston?
Glebe, George, St. Philip, and Green Sts., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for College of Charleston?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near College of Charleston right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest C-74 Fm Rx, 30 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000748. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.