Natural Historic Landmark-USS CLAMAGORE Submarine

National Historic Landmark- USS CLAMAGORE (Submarine)

A BALAO class submarine, she was one of 132 fleet submarines built during WORLD WAR II for the U.S. Navy as part of the major submarine construction program that followed the Japanese attack on Pearl ...

National Historic Landmark-Church of the Holy Cross

National Historic Landmark- Church of the Holy Cross

Built in 1850, this structure was designed to resemble an Old World Parish Church.

The Gothic Revival cruciform-design church features walls of yellow pise de terre and a high-pitched roof of red ...

National Historic Landmark-Charleston Historic District

National Historic Landmark-Charleston Historic District

The largest and most prosperous 18th-century metropolis south of Philadelphia, many of Charleston's residences and public buildings retain their period character.

National Historic Landmark-Chapelle Administration Building

National Historic Landmark- Chapelle Administration Building

This is one of the finest works of John Anderson Lankford (1874-1942), a pioneer Black architect who helped gain recognition for Afro-American architects in the architectural community.

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National Historic Landmark-Camden Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Camden Battlefield

On August 16, 1780, an American army under General Horatio Gates, victor at Saratoga (1777) and a favorite of the Continental Congress, was routed by a British army half its size led by Lord Charles ...

National Historic Landmark-Burt-Stark Mansion

National Historic Landmark- Burt-Stark Mansion

Here, on the afternoon of May 2, 1865, the final Confederate council of war occurred. Richmond had been evacuated the month before and the Confederate Government was in flight; Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered the ...

National Historic Landmark-Brick House Ruin

National Historic Landmark- Brick House Ruins

Constructed about 1725, this two story house exhibits the French Huguenot influence on the state's Colonial architecture.

Built of brick imported from Boston and lumber which had been aged 7 years prior to its use ...

National Historic Landmark-Robert Brewton House

National Historic Landmark- Robert Brewton House

Built in 1730, this three story structure is the earliest accurately dated example of a Charleston single house: one room wide, with the narrow end of the building towards the street, exposing three sides ...

National Historic Landmark-Miles Brewton House

National Historic Landmark-Miles Brewton House

Built between 1765 and 1769, this two story house of almost square design is an excellent example of a Charleston double house with a highly ornamented interior and exterior.

During the Revolutionary War it was ...

National Historic Landmark-Borough House

National Historic Landmark-Borough House

Constructed in 1821, the Borough House Plantion complex contains the oldest and largest collection of high style pise de terre (rammed earth) buildings in the United States.

Six of the 27 dependencies and portions of the main ...