French Quarter in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

William A. Giles

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2011

1. William A. Giles Marker

Inscription. At the Northeast
Corner of This Building
William A. Giles
Grand Master
Ancient Free Masons
Laid the Corner Stone
of This Building
November 24th, 1928

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1794.

Location. 32° 46.617′ N, 79° 55.733′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Broad Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the northwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 Broad Street, 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Broad Street Site of Domestic Slave Trade (within shouting distance of this marker); The Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); The Society of the Cincinnati of the State of South Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry / Solomon's Lodge No. 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Shepheard's Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Bank Building (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Slave Auctions of the Domestic Slave Trade (within shouting distance of this marker); Clark Mills Studio (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Trading Complex (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith-Gordon-People's Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Also see . . . Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina. Official website of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina. (Submitted on December 12, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

The Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott

2. The Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina Marker

Photographed by Brian Scott

3. The Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina Marker

Looking South Along Church Street to it's Intersection with Broad Street

William Andrew Giles<br>1865 - 1937<br>Grand Master 1928 - 1930 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons in South Carolina

4. William Andrew Giles
1865 - 1937
Grand Master 1928 - 1930

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 12, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 2. submitted on December 10, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on December 12, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.