Town Clock

This Greek Revival market

and town hall was built in 1842 after a fire destroyed many of the frame buildings on Front Street. An open-air market occupied the first floor and the town hall occupied the second floor; the clock tower and belfry were added in 1845. On February 24, 1865 the town council, meeting here, surrendered Georgetown to officers of the U.S. Navy. The Rice Museum opened in

this building during the

S.C. Tricentennial in 1970.

Kaminski Building

This store, constructed as

as a two–story building for

Stephen W. Rouquie in 1842,

features a cast–iron facade

designed by Daniel Badger.

In 1869 Heiman Kaminski,

who had rented the building

since 1867 to house his

hardware store, acquired

it. Over the next 30 years

H. Kaminski and Co. became

one of Georgetown’s most

successful businesses; by

1878 a third story and

rear addition were added.

The building is now part

of the Rice Museum.

Marker is at the intersection of Front Street and Screven Street on Front Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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