Old Berkeley County Courthouse (South Carolina) Explained

Old Courthouse
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:331 King St., Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.785°N -79.8639°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:May 6, 1971
Refnum:71000760

Old Berkeley County Courthouse, also known as Old Courthouse, is a historic courthouse located at Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1884, and is a two-story, rectangular, stucco over brick building in the Italianate style. It features large matching double stairways leading to the main entrance on the second floor. The building served as county courthouse for Berkeley County from 1884 to 1898. After 1898 until 1968, it was used by both Baptists and Lutherans as a church.[1] [2] It is now known as the G. Mcgrath Darby Building.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is located in the Mount Pleasant Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elias B. Bull . Old Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1970. pdf . 3 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Old Courthouse, Charleston County (331 King St., Mount Pleasant). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2014-08-01.