16 Broad Street The Second Bank of the United States Building

The Whispers of Charleston · Aug 26, 2026 · 2m

Constructed 1817 This two-story, stuccoed brick structure was constructed as the Charleston branch of the Second Bank of the United States. whose charter was drawn up by John C. Calhoun. The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816. five vears after the First Bank of the United States lost its own charter and like the First Bank. established a branch in Charleston known as the Office of Discount and Deposit Due to mismanagement at the other branches, President Andrew Jackson withdrew government deposits in 1833, causing the bank's collapse in 1 834. Several influential South…