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Made with high quality Tin sign , size 8×12 in. with 4 predrilled small holes on the corns
Built: 1767–1771 by the British as the Customs House for the Port of Charleston.
Architecture: Georgian-Palladian style, one of the most important public buildings of colonial America.
Used by the British as a provost (military prison) during the occupation of Charleston (1780–1782).
Patriots and citizens were imprisoned in the dungeon below.
The Declaration of Independence was first read publicly to Charlestonians from the steps of the Exchange in 1776.
Housed the Federal Post Office and other government offices.
Functioned as a center for trade, finance, and civic activity, sometimes linked with local “exchange banks” where merchants conducted transactions.
Continued in government and civic use through the 19th century.
Eventually preserved as a historic site, recognizing its dual role as both a symbol of commerce (exchange) and as a prison (provost dungeon).
Operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as a museum.
Listed as a National Historic Landmark.
It remains one of Charleston’s most visited historic sites, embodying the city’s colonial, Revolutionary, and commercial history.
Made with high quality Tin sign , size 8×12 in. with 4 predrilled small holes on the corns
Built: 1767–1771 by the British as the Customs House for the Port of Charleston.
Architecture: Georgian-Palladian style, one of the most important public buildings of colonial America.
Used by the British as a provost (military prison) during the occupation of Charleston (1780–1782).
Patriots and citizens were imprisoned in the dungeon below.
The Declaration of Independence was first read publicly to Charlestonians from the steps of the Exchange in 1776.
Housed the Federal Post Office and other government offices.
Functioned as a center for trade, finance, and civic activity, sometimes linked with local “exchange banks” where merchants conducted transactions.
Continued in government and civic use through the 19th century.
Eventually preserved as a historic site, recognizing its dual role as both a symbol of commerce (exchange) and as a prison (provost dungeon).
Operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as a museum.
Listed as a National Historic Landmark.
It remains one of Charleston’s most visited historic sites, embodying the city’s colonial, Revolutionary, and commercial history.
