U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Charleston, SC

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Building Details

Square Footage			Building Dimensions
Floor Area Total:	53671		Stories/Levels:	4
First Floor Area:	12467		Perimeter:	450(Linear Ft.)
Occupiable Area:	22124		Depth:	0(Linear Ft.)
			Height:	65(Linear Ft.)
			Length:	0(Linear Ft.)

Construction History

Year Start	Year End	Description	Architect
1896	0	Original Construction	Devereux, John H.
1922	0	Mailing platform constructed at south	Unknown
1959	0	Interior atrium filled-in for offices	Unknown
1965	0	Park restoration and re-paving	Unknown
1966	0	New jury and witness boxes built for courtroom	Unknown
1967	0	New postal boxes installed	Unknown
1969	0	Partition built in lobby	Unknown
1974	0	Steam cleaning of building	Unknown
1975	0	Structural repairs to north and south elevations	Unknown
1977	0	New courtroom roof	Unknown
1988	0	Space alteration and general renovation	Unknown
1988	0	Mailing platform at south elevation, removed	Unknown
1989	0	New building addition constructed to south	Unknown

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