Fireproof Building (Charleston, South Carolina)
E48753
The Fireproof Building in Charleston, South Carolina, is a historic early 19th-century fire-resistant structure that now serves as a prominent example of neoclassical architecture and houses the South Carolina Historical Society.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fire-resistant structure
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ museum building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ |
| architect |
Robert Mills
ⓘ
Robert Mills ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Mills (architect)
|
| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival architecture
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina
ⓘ
Government buildings completed in 1827 ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1827 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1822 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentTenant | South Carolina Historical Society ⓘ |
| dateOfNationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation | November 7, 1973 ⓘ |
| dateOfNRHPListing | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| designedTo | be fireproof ⓘ |
| hasDome | false ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
classical columns
ⓘ
fire-resistant doors ⓘ iron shutters ⓘ masonry vaults ⓘ monumental portico ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
archive building
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| houses |
South Carolina Historical Society
ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina Historical Society Museum
|
| inception | 1820s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charleston County, South Carolina
ⓘ
Charleston ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
iron ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000700 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
public archives
ⓘ
records office ⓘ |
| partOf | Charleston Historic District ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| significantFor |
early fireproof construction techniques
ⓘ
work of architect Robert Mills ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 100 Meeting Street ⓘ |
| use | storage of public records ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1827 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.