Charleston Historic District

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National Historic Landmark District historic district tourist attraction

The Charleston Historic District is a nationally recognized area in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its well-preserved antebellum architecture, cobblestone streets, and rich colonial and Civil War–era history.

Aliases (1)

Charleston Historic District (National Register of Historic Places) ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark District → historic district → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Federal architecture → Georgian architecture → Greek Revival architecture → Italianate architecture → Victorian architecture →
area	about 5 square miles →
contains	Aiken-Rhett House → Catfish Row (Cabbage Row) → Charleston City Market → Dock Street Theatre → Edmondston-Alston House → Four Corners of Law → French Quarter (Charleston) → Heyward-Washington House → Hibernian Hall → Joseph Manigault House → Miles Brewton House → Nathaniel Russell House → Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon → Old Slave Mart Museum → Rainbow Row → St. Michael's Church → St. Philip's Church → The Battery → Washington Square → White Point Garden →
country	United States →
dateDesignatedNHL	1960-11-07 →
dateListedOnNRHP	1966-10-15 →
famousFor	Civil War–era history → cobblestone streets → colonial-era history → historic churches → waterfront views → well-preserved antebellum architecture →
governingBody	City of Charleston →
hasCity	Charleston →
hasCounty	Charleston County →
hasNickname	Holy City core →
hasState	South Carolina →
hasTourismActivity	carriage tours → house museum tours → walking tours →
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark District → U.S. National Register of Historic Places district →
locatedIn	Charleston → South Carolina →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
notableFor	high concentration of historic churches → preservation of pre-Civil War urban fabric →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000964 →
NRHPType	historic district →
partOf	Charleston peninsula →
periodOfSignificance	18th century → 19th century →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fireproof Building (Charleston, South Carolina) → The Battery (Charleston) →	partOf
Charleston →	hasHistoricDistrict
Rainbow Row ("Charleston Historic District (National Register of Historic Places)") →	includedIn
Rainbow Row →	neighborhood