Beaufort in Beaufort County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Beaufort Firehouse & City Hall

ca. 1911

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2023

1. The Beaufort Firehouse & City Hall Marker

Inscription.
This lot and surrounding corners of the intersection were platted for civic use in Beaufort’s 1711 town plan. A municipal market stood here while the arsenal, a courthouse and jail stood at the other corners.

Beaufort 300

Erected by Historic Beaufort Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 32° 25.953′ N, 80° 40.213′ W. Marker is in Beaufort, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. Marker is on Craven Street just west of Carteret Street (Business U.S. 21), on the left when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the northwest corner of the subject building, facing Craven Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 702 Craven Street, Beaufort SC 29902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Beaufort Arsenal (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Henry Woodward, Surgeon 1646-1686 (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); City Meat Market & Firehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); A City Transformed (within shouting distance of this marker); Discovering the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort County, South Carolina

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Beth Israel Synagogue (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaufort Female Benevolent Society (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaufort.

Also see . . . Beaufort, January 17, 1711.

Beaufort was chartered on January 17, 1711. It is the second-oldest town in South Carolina and was named for Henry Somerset, the second duke of Beaufort, a proprietor of Carolina from 1700 to 1714. The town was laid out around a fort and blockhouse that had been built in 1706 to guard against Spanish invasion.

(Submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

The Beaufort Firehouse & City Hall (</i>north elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2023

2. The Beaufort Firehouse & City Hall (north elevation)

(marker is mounted on the northwest [right] corner)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.