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Landmark & History Landmarks & History · Historic District

Mother Emanuel AME Church

A historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation with profound importance to Charleston and American history.

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Museum Landmarks & History · Upper King

Aiken-Rhett House Museum

A preserved urban compound offering a layered view of antebellum Charleston and the lives of enslaved people.

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Landmark & History Landmarks & History · Upper King

Joseph Manigault House

A National Historic Landmark showcasing Federal-period architecture and Charleston social history.

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Landmark & History Landmarks & History · French Quarter

Heyward-Washington House

An eighteenth-century house associated with signer Thomas Heyward Jr. and George Washington’s Charleston visit.

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Landmark & History Landmarks & History · French Quarter

The Powder Magazine

One of Charleston’s oldest public buildings and an early colonial powder storehouse.

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Landmark & History Landmarks & History · South of Broad

Nathaniel Russell House

A preserved Federal-era house known for architecture, interiors and Charleston history.

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