Charleston County Courthouse (1790–92) is a Neoclassical building in

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, designed by

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architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the U.S.

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, and both buildings are modeled after

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, the current seat of the Irish Parliament in

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. President

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visited Charleston on his Southern Tour in May 1791, may have met with Hoban, and summoned the architect to

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, (the temporary national capital) in June 1792. The following month, Hoban was named the winner of the design competition for the presidential mansion in Washington, D.C. He later altered his design under Washington's influence. In 1883–1884, the courthouse underwent a large renovation performed by Kerrigan & Grant. The Courthouse itself is still in use, located in the

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near the park at Washington Square. It was built on the site of and incorporated the ruins of the South Carolina Statehouse (1753, burned 1788), the capitol building for the

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under

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Rule.History of the Charleston County Courthouse
from HMdb.org. Hoban also designed a new statehouse building nearby, which was burned down during the

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Charleston County Courthouse
from National Park Service. {{DEFAULTSORT:Charleston County Courthouse Government buildings completed in 1792 White House Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina County courthouses in South Carolina Historic district contributing properties in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina James Hoban buildings

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