Georgetown Sc Tower Clock

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Georgetown Sc Tower Clock

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

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Photograph - Photograph

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Georgetown, SC marketplace downtown district is full of old charming buildings like the above building. My favorite is the old Market Town Clock building. I happened to be there during a stormy sunset over the 1700's building part of the Greek Revival old market building which now houses the Rice Museum.

An earlier market, made of wood, sustained severe damage in the Hurricane of 1822 and was torn down and the tower rebuilt in 1845. Over time this historic building has served as a jail, town hall and as a slave auction and is where officials signed surrender papers at the close of the Civil War when Union Troups took over Georgetown.

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Georgetown’s Town Clock is the most notable feature of the Old Market Building, a Greek Revival structure which now houses the . The lot where it is located has housed as a town market since 1788. In 1841 a fire destroyed many Front Street structures between Queen and Screven Streets. An earlier market, made of wood, had sustained severe damage in the Hurricane of 1822 and was torn down as a fire break.

The following year, this entire block – including the market and neighboring Kaminski Building – was rebuilt. The clock tower, however, was not added until about 1845. Near the close of the Civil War, in February of 1865, Federal troops occupied Georgetown. Confederate officials signed surrender papers in this building. In addition to serving as an open-air market, this structure has also served as a jail and a town hall. It was the site of slave auctions.

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