Old Exchange
The Old Exchange, located at 122 E Bay, was built in 1771. It was originally owned by the British government and operated as a jail during the Revolution. The building was the site where South Carolina approved the U.S. Constitution. It is now a museum operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The first photo is dated ca. 1920.
The German Fire Steam Engine Co.
This building is located at 8 Chalmers. It was built in 1851 and was one of the many private fire companies in Charleston before the city created its own. It became an armory in 1888, which lasted until 1907. Current occupancy is law offices. The first photo is dated 1937.
Cabbage Row
This pre-Revolution building is located at 89 and 91 Church. In 1925 the name was changed to Catfish Row for the novel Porgy, which later inspired George Gershwin to write Porgy and Bess. The building is now a gift shop and antiques store. The first photo is dated 1928.
Dock Street Theater
The Dock Street Theater building is located at 135 Church. It was built in 1809 as the Planters Hotel, then converted to a theater in 1935. A nineteen-million-dollar renovation was completed in 2010. The first photo is from the early 1900s.
St Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is located at 71 Broad. It was built during the 1750s and opened in 1761. It still has the original pulpit as well as the oldest functioning colonial tower clock in the U.S. George Washington would have seen the pulpit when he sat in pew 41 in 1791. The first photo is dated 1865.
