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49 Broad Street The Benjamin Smith House and 50 Broad Street Bank of South Carolina
49 Broad Street Beniamin Smith House Constructed c. 1740: altered 19'h century. partially restored 1960s Built by merchant Benjamin Smith, this three- story, stuccoed brick building with dentil cornice and quoins retains its Georgian paneling on the upper level. Like other merchants' houses. Smith's building had residential spaces above commercial spaces called counting rooms.
50 Broad Street Bank of South Carolina Constructed 1798; earthquake damage and changes 1886; partially restored 1967-68 The Bank of South Carolina, organized in 1792 and chartered in 1801, built this two-story, T-…
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