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This was the first State House
located in Charleston. It was built at the
northwest
corner of Broad and Meeting streets. The Governor
at
this time was James Glen. Used for approximately 33
years,
this State House was destroyed by fire on February
5,
1788. By this time another State House was already
under
construction in Columbia so the Charleston State
House
was reconstructed and used as a district courthouse.
In 1786 the city of Columbia
was
voted by the General Assembly as the new capital
city of
South Carolina and a new State House was built
there.
The South Carolina General Assembly convened for the
first time in Columbia in January 1789 at the new
State
House. Seventy six years later, it was destroyed by
fire
when
Columbia was burned by Sherman's troops on the night
of
February 17, 1865.
Last Updated: 9/11/01 3:24 PM
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