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19 Broad Street The Old News and Courier Building
Merchant Andrew Kerr built this structure in 1794. The Bank of the State of South Carolina operated here from 1817 to 1838: the South Western Railroad Bank moved in around 1840 at which time the granite facade was added. The architect for the remodeling may have been Nathaniel F. Potter. one of the builders of the Charleston Hotel and the principal designer of Milford Plantation. S The top of the facade fell in the 1886 earthquake. The large granite blocks, some weighing several tons and set about 45 feet above the ground. fell 10 to 14 feet from the base of the wall. Some of the blocks…
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