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County of Charleston Historic Courthouse

 

Originally built in 1753, the building was constructed as South Carolina's first and only colonial Statehouse. From 1756 to 1788, the Statehouse was the seat of the Royal British Governor, the Colonial Assembly and the central meeting place for ...

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Horton House Historical Site

A Legacy Continues

The plantation that Christophe Du Bignon

established at the beginning of the nineteeth

century had its good and bad years.

When Christophe's youngest son, Henri,

married Ann Amelia Nicolau in 1808, they were

given 40 acres of planted cotton. This was ...

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Horton House Historic Site

Warehouse Ruins

Jekyll Island was vey isolated from St.

Simons and Brunswick in the 18th & 19th

centuries. Due to this isolation the du Bignon

family was mostly self-sufficient, as were

previous owners of the island such as William

Horton.

What is now visible in this ...

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County of Charleston Historic Courthouse

 

Originally built in 1753 as statehouse

of British Royal Government

Partially destroyed by fire in 1788

Rebuilt in 1792 with third floor addition

Restored to 1792 appearance

in 2001 by Charleston County

Marker is at the intersection of Broad ...

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Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District

The City of Talladega was incorporated in 1835. Not long after the founding of Talladega, the Square became the town center. The Talladega Courthouse was built in 1836 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in Alabama. The courthouse ...

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Horton House Historical Site

A Legacy Continues

The plantation that Christophe Du Bignon

established at the beginning of the nineteeth

century had its good and bad years.

When Christophe's youngest son, Henri,

married Ann Amelia Nicolau in 1808, they were

given 40 acres of planted cotton. This was ...

Horton House Historic Site

the French Emigre'

By the end of the 18th century, William

Horton's small farm had become a large and

prosperous plantation. After Horton's death, the

island had several owners prior to the arrival

of Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon in 1791.

Christophe du Bignon was ...

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Horton House Historic Site

Warehouse Ruins

Jekyll Island was vey isolated from St.

Simons and Brunswick in the 18th & 19th

centuries. Due to this isolation the du Bignon

family was mostly self-sufficient, as were

previous owners of the island such as William

Horton.

What is now visible in this ...

Washington County Courthouse / Salem Downtown Historic District

Washington County Courthouse

County formed 1814 by General Assembly of Indiana Territory. Commissioners selected county seat and named it Salem. This third courthouse completed 1888 using locally quarried limestone. Designed in Richardsonian Romanesque Style by Harry P. McDonald, Louisville. Listed in ...

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Volusia County Historic Courthouse

Built 1929

This landmark was built on property donated by the city's founder - Henry DeLand. It replaced the first Volusia County Courthouse, which was completed in 1894 and occupied until it was torn down in the 1920's to make way ...

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