Exchange and Provost

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Exchange and Provost
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Exchange and Provost
Exchange and Provost
Location: E. Bay and Broad Streets, Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates: 32°46′31″N 79°55′38″W / 32.77528, -79.92722Coordinates: 32°46′31″N 79°55′38″W / 32.77528, -79.92722
Built/Founded: 1767
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Georgian
Designated as NHL: November 7, 1973[1]
Added to NRHP: December 17, 1969[2]
NRHP Reference#: 69000160
Governing body: Private

Exchange and Provost, also known as Custom House and Half-Moon Battery and The Exchange, was built in 1767.

The National Park Service describes: "...the structure has served as a customhouse, merchantile exchange, military prison and barracks, and post office. In 1790, the State Legislature met here to ratify the new State Constitution. The building was badly damaged by Union artillery fire during the Civil War and the great earthquake of 1886; it was repaired after each occasion."[1]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[1][3]

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History summary is here.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Exchange and Provost. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Charles W. Snell (January 9, 1973), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Exchange and Provost / The ExchangePDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1972PDF (32 KB)
  4. ^ Exchange and Provost, Charleston County (E. Bay & Broad Sts., Charleston). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.

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