Charleston County Courthouse
Charleston County Courthouse | |
| File:Charleston County Courthouse 2013.jpg Charleston County Courthouse, southeast corner | |
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| Location | 84 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Built | 1790–1792 |
| Architect | James Hoban |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Part of | Charleston Old and Historic District |
Charleston County Courthouse (1790–1792) is a Neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina, designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the White House, and both buildings are modeled after Leinster House, the current seat of the Irish Parliament in Dublin.[1]
President George Washington visited Charleston on his Southern Tour in May 1791, may have met with Hoban, and summoned the architect to Philadelphia, the national capital at the time, in June 1792. The following month, Hoban was named the winner of the design competition for the presidential mansion, later named the White House, in Washington, D.C. He later altered his design under Washington's influence.[2]
In 1883–1884, the courthouse underwent a large renovation performed by Kerrigan & Grant.[3]
The Courthouse remains in use, located in the historic district near the park at Washington Square. It was built on the site of and incorporated the ruins of the South Carolina Statehouse (1753, burned 1788), the capitol building for the Colony of South Carolina under British colonial rule.[4] Hoban also designed a new statehouse building nearby, which was burned down during the Civil War.
See also
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- ^ William Seale, "James Hoban: Builder of the White House" in White House History no. 22 (Spring 2008), pp. 8–12.
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- ^ History of the Charleston County Courthouse from HMdb.org.
External links
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- Charleston County Courthouse from National Park Service.
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- Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina
- County courthouses in South Carolina
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1792
- James Hoban buildings
- Historic district contributing properties in South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina
- White House