The Charleston Hotel
late 19th century
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 8 × 7.7 cm (3 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
199054
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Text printed on reverse of stereocard: No. 8. THE CHARLESTON HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. The building, on the left with a double colonade, is the CHARLESTON HOTEL. It is situated on the East side of Meeting Street, occupying the entire front of the square, bounded on the North by Pinckney and on the South of Hayne street. It was built in 1838, by a company of gentleman, Col. Jacob Small, of Baltimore, being the contractor. Soon after it was finished, the ever memorable Conflagration of April, 183...