Charleston Living Magazine May-June 2023
Feeling hungry? We highlight our top picks for the ten best burgers in Charleston. We also showcase the annual Piccolo Spoleto event, with excellent shows during the two weeks. We highlight some of the top retirement communities and facilities as well, along with local artwalks.
Feeling hungry? We highlight our top picks for the ten best burgers in Charleston. We also showcase the annual Piccolo Spoleto event, with excellent shows during the two weeks. We highlight some of the top retirement communities and facilities as well, along with local artwalks.
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BUZZ | HISTORY<br />
Declaration of Independence. Citizens gathered<br />
in the street to hear the document read<br />
from the second floor balcony. The original<br />
building burned during the Constitutional<br />
Ratification Convention of 1788, leaving only<br />
the foundation, walls and doorways. Anxious<br />
to retain their position in the new state<br />
government, <strong>Charleston</strong>ians quickly began<br />
reconstruction of the building in a Neoclassical<br />
style. Judge William Drayton, an amateur<br />
architect, supervised the construction,<br />
while James Hoban, architect of the White<br />
House, may have assisted in its design. By<br />
the time of its completion in 1792, Columbia<br />
was firmly established as the capital city, and<br />
the building became a center for legal activity,<br />
housing circuit, state and federal courts as<br />
well as the sheriff ’s offices. Badly damaged by<br />
Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the building underwent<br />
a full restoration to its late 18th-century<br />
appearance and continues to house court and<br />
county government functions.<br />
TOP PHOTO VANESSA KAUFFAMNN ; OTHER PHOS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS<br />
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