National Historic Landmark-Penn School Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Penn School Historic District

In 1862, long before the end of the Civil War, Northern missionaries arrived on St. Helena Island to assist the Black population.

They organized one of the first southern schools for Blacks here, and pioneered ...

National Historic Landmark-Parish House of the Circular Church

National Historic Landmark- Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church

Built about 1806, this small Greek Revival temple with graceful twin stairways and notable wrought-iron railings is a good example of Mills' ability to design a temple-style building that is ...

National Historic Landmark-Old Marine Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Old Marine Hospital (Charleston)

This is one of several hospitals designed by Mills for indigent seamen.

All were built with the same general plan, but in different styles. It is in the Gothic style, with pointed arches and ...

National Historic Landmark-Mills Building, SC State Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital

Constructed between 1822 and 1827, this is the oldest building in the country to be used continuously as a mental institution and one of the first mental hospitals built with public ...

National Historic Landmark-Middleton Place

National Historic Landmark-Middleton Place

This property's spacious grounds constitute the first landscaped gardens in America, with molded terraces descending to two butterfly shaped lakes.

The original house was burned by Union troops in 1865, and only one wing, dating from 1755, ...

Jackie Robinson Memorial Ball Park

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Jackie Robinson played his first exhibition game as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers farm club at this park on March 17, 1946, professional baseball's first integrated game. In 1947, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and made baseball ...

Childhood Home of Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden (Private)

This residence was purchased in the 1860s by Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's uncle. Born in Daytona Beach in 1926, Mayor Scarlett-Golden was the first African American and only the second woman to serve as Daytona Beach mayor. Elected as Mayor of ...

National Historic Landmark-Joseph Manigault House

National Historic Landmark- Joseph Manigault House

Built in 1790, this is the first Neoclassical building designed by architect Gabriel Manigault. His design reflects the architectural influence of Robert Adam.

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National Historic Landmark-Hopsewee

National Historic Landmark- Hopsewee

Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749-1779), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born here.

Dating from the 1740s, the frame building, a fine example of a Carolina low country plantation house, shows West Indian influence, with its ...

Gibson Tenement Houses Chain of Lakes Heritage Park at Brevard

Three shotgun style tenement houses formerly located on Palm Avenue are the remaining evidence of what used to be the vibrant black-owned business section along South Street in Titusville. Owned by the William Gibson family and built in the early ...