122 Broad Street The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

The Whispers of Charleston · Oct 23, 2026 · 3m

122 Broad Street

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Constructed c. 1890-1907: renovated 1980s: restored 1994-95, addition of steeple 2010 Patrick C. Keely and Decimus C. Barbot, architects This property was once the site of the V auxhal] Gardens, a post-Revolutionary "circus" or pleasure ground for entertainments and plays. It was purchased by the Right Rev. John England, the first Bishop of Charleston, for the Roman Catholic Church in 1821. When established in 1820. the diocese included South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, which were populated…