Charleston's Old Exchange Building: A Witness to American History

Name/Title

Charleston's Old Exchange Building: A Witness to American History

Entry/Object ID

2007.002.0034

Description

In dramatic vignettes Miller and Andrus interpret not just the history of one of America’s grand buildings, but also the history of one of America’s grand cities. The building serves as a window affording us glorious glimpses of Charleston’s and the nation’s rich past. Contents include: Colonial beginnings, 1670-1766 -- The exchange, 1766-1772 -- The American Revolution, 1773-1783 -- The early federal period, 1783-1818 -- The nineteenth-century post office, 1818-1896 -- Patriotism prevails in the twentieth century, 1896 and after -- Preservation and restoration in the twentieth century -- Architecture. 93 p., ill., maps, 24 cm., softcover

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2007.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2007)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

United States Local History, South Carolina, Charleston, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon (Charleston, S.C.), Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Charleston (S.C.)--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Commerce--History

Book Details

Author

Andrus, Ann Taylor, 1941-, Miller, Ruth M., 1943-

Publisher

History Press

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

2005

Call No.

F279 .C48 O434 2005

ISBN

1-59629-046-3

LCCN

2005016590

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Ann Taylor Andrus and Ruth M. Miller.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 26, 2007

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023