National Historic Landmark · market · Charleston, South Carolina

Market Hall and Sheds

Building in South Carolina, US in Charleston, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1973Greek Revival architectureEdward Brickell White
"Central Market and the Buzzards, Charleston, S.C. a part of the old slave market" (NBY 9760)174 Church - east end174 Church St1938-Charleston-SC-tornado-damage-panoramic
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What it is

Wikipedia · City Market (Charleston, South Carolina)

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. The market should not be confused with the Old Slave Mart, where enslaved people were sold, as enslaved people were never sold in the City Market. The City Market Hall has been described as a building of the "highest architectural design quality." The entire complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Market Hall and Sheds and was further designated a National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address188 Meeting St., Charleston, SC
CountyCharleston County
ListedJun 4, 1973
Reference number73001689
ArchitectEdward Brickell White
Type of placemarket
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address188 Meeting St., Charleston, SC
Coordinates32.78045, -79.93120 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBuck Hall Recreation Area 28 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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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 73001689. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.