Name/Title
16 Broad Street (Second Bank of the United States Building)Entry/Object ID
BROAD.016.001Scope and Content
Constructed 1817; addition 1850. This 2-story stucco building was erected to house the Second Bank of the United States, but after that institution's closure in 1834, it was acquired by the Bank of Charleston. The simple Neoclassical facade is accented by a pediment with its original carved and gilded oak eagle. On its interior the main banking room retains its elaborate Rococo Revival plaster cornice. The north wing, designed by Edward C. Jones in 1850, still houses the building's original boardroom, a splendid space with Italianate and Rococo Revival detailing, including marbleized pilasters supporting an arcaded cove and ceiling. The present bank complex also incorporates several other important buildings including 2 State Street, 14 Broad Street, built in 1799 but twice remodeled, and 12 Broad Street, a circa 1783 structure with a granite, pilastered facade in the Greek Revival style added in 1839.
File contains typed historical/research notes about the building, including information presumably prepared by the bank itself; National Register Nomination Form; building history from Tour Guide Training Manual (2011).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
BROAD.016.Source or Donor
16 Broad Street (Second Bank of the United States Building)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Broad Street, National Register of Historic Places, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Bank buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 9Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2018.007.1, 2019.020.2, BROAD.016.002, BROAD.016.003Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 57-58.General Notes
Note
Notes: Image #2 in this record from Charleston and the Exposition Illustrated, 2010.007.1 and 2012.010.117, Pamphlet 96.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 31, 2005Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023