Charleston Sights

  1. Circular Congregational Church

    The Romanesque Revival Circular Congregational Church was built in 1681 and was used as the city's first meeting place, hence the name of its street. The oldest graves in the city are here.

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  2. French Huguenot Church

    Gothic spires and arches mark the French Huguenot Church founded in 1681 by French Protestant refugees. Services were once timed with the tides to accommodate those arriving by boat.

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  3. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

    First established in 1749 and rebuilt in 1840, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim is the oldest continuously used synagogue in the country and home to the nation's first Reform congregation.

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