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-Ninety Six & Star Fort

National Historic Landmark- Ninety Six and Star Fort

This important colonial backcountry trading village and government seat was held briefly by the British during the Revolutionary War and was the scene of General Nathaniel Greene's siege in 1781.

The site ...

National Historic Landmark-Mulberry Home of Mary Chesnut

National Historic Landmark- Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chestnut House)

Mulberry is nationally significant in the area of American literature for its association with Mary Boykin Chestnut's remarkable first-hand account of southern society during the Civil War.

Her war-time ...

National Historic Landmark-Robert Mills House

National Historic Landmark- Robert Mills House

This Classical two story brick mansion was built for a wealthy merchant by Robert Mills (1781-1855), native South Carolinian, first Federal architect and the designer of the Washington Monument.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark-Clark Mills Studio

National Historic Landmark- Clark Mills Studio

This was the residence of Clark Mills (1815-1883), a self-taught sculptor who pioneered in the casting of bronze statues.

He was commissioned in 1848 to do an equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson. Mills built ...

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, ...

National Historic Landmark-Marshlands Dr.Verdier House

National Historic Landmark- Marshlands Dr. James Robert Verdier House

This house with an arcaded cellar shows West Indian influence in its design. It was built about 1813 for Dr. James Robert Verdier, who discovered a treatment for yellow fever.

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National Historic Landmark-Market Hall & Sheds

National Historic Landmark- Market Hall and Sheds

Constructed in 1841, this is one of a small number of 19th-century market complexes extant in the United States.

An imposing building with Doric columns, front portico, and elaborate ironwork, it resembles ...