Harleston Village in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

United States Marine Hospital

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 6, 2011

1. United States Marine Hospital Marker

Inscription. This building, designed by Robert Mills, widely known architect was erected 1833 for the care of sick and disabled merchant seamen. It served also as a teaching clinic for the Medical College of South Carolina, and after 1860 as a military hospital for the Confederacy. Following the war a free school for Negro children, staffed by white southern women, was conducted here. From 1895 to 1939 it was occupied by the Jenkins Orphanage for Negroes. In 1939 the building was remodeled for the administrative offices of the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston, S.C. 1954
Placed by the Historical Commission of Charleston, S.C.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 32° 46.668′ N, 79° 56.247′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Harleston Village. It is on 20 Franklin Street near Poulnot Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston

and in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jenkins Orphanage (a few steps from this marker); Old Marine Hospital (a few steps from this marker); First Medical College of South Carolina Site (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Charleston Work House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fielding Home for Funerals (about 600 feet away); Moore-Trapman-Wragg House (about 700 feet away); Pollitzer House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cooper - O'Conner House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Also see . . . Old Marine Hospital, From Wikipedia. The City of Charleston undertook its operation in 1834. During the Civil War, it was used for Confederate forces as well as seamen. It was badly damaged by Union bombardment. (Submitted on October 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

United States Marine Hospital and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 6, 2011

2. United States Marine Hospital and Marker

United States Marine Hospital image. Click for full size.

Historic American Buildings Survey HABS SC,10-CHAR,66-1, circa April 1934

3. United States Marine Hospital

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.