Hibernian Hall
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Hibernian Hall is a prominent 19th-century Greek Revival building in Charleston, South Carolina, historically used as a social and civic meeting hall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hibernian Hall canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ meeting hall ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
classical entablature
ⓘ
monumental columns ⓘ pedimented gable ⓘ temple-front façade ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Revival
|
| builtFor | Hibernian Society of Charleston ⓘ |
| city | Charleston ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Irish-American community in Charleston ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assembly space
ⓘ
ballroom ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
contributing property to a National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Charleston Historic District ⓘ |
| location |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| material | stuccoed brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hibernian Society ⓘ |
| namedFor | Irish heritage (Hibernia) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | hosted events during the 1860 Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000964 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| owner | Hibernian Society of Charleston ⓘ |
| partOf |
Charleston Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston Historic District National Historic Landmark
|
| primaryUse |
civic meeting hall
ⓘ
social hall ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| significance |
historically important social center for Charleston’s Irish community
ⓘ
important example of Greek Revival architecture in Charleston ⓘ site of major political gatherings in the 19th century ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 105 Meeting Street ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ceremonial hall
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ |
| usedFor |
banquets
ⓘ
civic events ⓘ meetings ⓘ receptions ⓘ social events ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1840 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.