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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Joseph Manigault House on Meeting Street was built in 1803, and designed by Joseph's brother Gabriel.  In 1920, after a number of owners and uses, it was slated to be demolished. Susan Pringle Frost, who is best know for founding the Preservation Society of Charleston, created the Society for Preservation of Old Dwellings (which later became the Preservation Society) to save it. 

Joseph Manigault House

The Joseph Manigault House on Meeting Street was built in 1803, and designed by Joseph’s brother Gabriel.  In 1920, after a number of owners and uses, it was slated to be demolished. Susan Pringle Frost, who is best know for founding the Preservation Society of Charleston, created the Society for Preservation of Old Dwellings (which later became the Preservation Society) to save it.

Ask a Local

What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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