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The zoning requirements of Charleston discourage tall buildings, and folklore states that no building can be taller than the tallest church steeple, which is that of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Therefore, Charleston has no skyscrapers by the modern definition, although the first building described as such was the eight-story ...
3rd tallest building in Columbia, 4th tallest in the state. 5 Landmark Building: 305 (93) 25 1966 Greenville: Tallest building in South Carolina from 1966 to 1983. Tallest building in Greenville. 6 Tower at 1301 Gervais: 278 (85) 20 1973 Columbia: Tallest building in Columbia from 1973 to 1983. 7 Tower at Main and Gervais: 270 (82) 19 2009 Columbia
September 12, 1994 (Roughly along the Ashley River from just east of South Carolina Highway 165 to the Seaboard Coast Line railroad bridge: West Ashley: Extends into other parts of Charleston and into Dorchester counties; boundary increase (listed October 22, 2010): Northwest of Charleston between the northeast bank of the Ashley River and the Ashley-Stono Canal and east of Delmar Highway ...
All of the following Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) records are filed under Charleston, Charleston County, SC: HABS No. SC-373-A, "South Carolina Railroad-Southern Railway Company, 456 King Street", 31 photos, 2 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
83 Cumberland Street, Charleston 1719 House John's Island Presbyterian Church: Johns Island, South Carolina 1719 Church William Bull House: 35 Meeting Street, Charleston 1720 [3] House Robert Brewton House: 71 Church Street, Charleston 1721 House 23 King Street 23 King Street, Charleston 1721–1755 House The house has been divided in apartments.
Custom House, Charleston, S. C. exterior 1991 U. S. Custom House, Charleston, S. C. 2nd floor cortile. Gift, Carol M. Highsmith 2009 Corridor, U. S. Custom House, Charleston, S. C. It is possible that the north and south portico were enclosed to increase office space in repairs after the 1886 Charleston earthquake .
The Charleston Historic District, alternatively known as Charleston Old and Historic District, is a National Historic Landmark District in Charleston, South Carolina. [2] [4] 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".
The building was lightly damaged by the 1886 Charleston earthquake, but suffered more serious damage from an 1892 fire which is believed to have begun in a chimney that was cracked in the earlier tremor. [4] Charleston County used the building for government offices during much of the 20th century. In 1994 a local development firm renovated the ...