Exchange and Provost

E. Bay and Broad Sts., Charleston, South Carolina. County/parish: Charleston.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 17, 1969. NRIS 69000160.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Custom House and Half-Moon Battery
  • The Exchange

From Wikipedia:

Exchange and Provost

The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1767–1771, it has served a variety of civic institutional functions, including notably as a prisoner of war facility operated by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It is now a museum operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997333

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