CHARLESTON TOUR GUIDE
EXAM
How did Charleston Green come about? - ANSWERS-It was once a
bright green color popular for houses and shutters, over time the
pigments degraded and became a dark black-green color, popular in
present times
What is the Carolopolis Award Program? - ANSWERS-An award
given by the Preservation Society to award excellence of external
preservation and restoration in the city
When was the Carolopolis award program first established? -
ANSWERS-1953
Who was the first director of the Historic Charleston Foundation? -
ANSWERS-Francis Ravenel Edmunds
When was the Pinckney Mansion built and destroyed? - ANSWERS-
1740s destroyed in a fire in 1861
When was the Gabriel Manigault House built and destroyed? -
ANSWERS-1782-1805, demolished to build a gas station in the late
1920s
,What type of architecture was 25 East Battery? When was it
destroyed? - ANSWERS-Greek Revival, heavily shelled in the civil
war, replaced in 1883-86
When was the Weyman house built and destroyed? - ANSWERS-
1822 demolished in 1949 and replaced by the Rivers Federal Building
What type of architecture was the Marks department store, when was
it built and when was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-Richardsonian
romanesque, 1891, demolished in 1955 for a newer building
When was the Thompson Auditorium Built, when was it destroyed? -
ANSWERS-1899, destroyed in a fire in 1970
When was the Charleston Hotel Built, by who? What style? when was
it destroyed? - ANSWERS-1830s, Charles Reichardt, Greek Revival,
Demolished in 1960 for a motor lodge
When was the Charleston Orphanage built, when was it destroyed? -
ANSWERS-1790s, demolished for a Sears and Roebuck department
store in 1951.
When was the Orphan House Chapel destroyed, who designed it? -
ANSWERS-Designed by Gabriel Manigault, destroyed for a sears
parking lot in 1951
, When were the Three sisters built, destroyed? - ANSWERS-1840s,
condemned and demolished in 1960s
When was the Union Station Built, destroyed? - ANSWERS-1907,
destroyed in a fire in 1947
When was the Timrod Hotel Built, destroyed? - ANSWERS-1883,
demolished for county office building in 1960s
What country is the St. George's Society associated with, when was it
established in Charleston? - ANSWERS-England, 1773
When was the Heugenot Society of SC founded? - ANSWERS-1885
When was the SC Society established? - ANSWERS-May 1, 1751
When was the Hebrew Benevolent Society Founded? - ANSWERS-
1784
When was the Hebrew Orphan Society founded? - ANSWERS-1801
What country is the Hibernian Society associated with, who was a
notable member, when was it founded? - ANSWERS-Irish, Joseph
Adger, 1799
EXAM
How did Charleston Green come about? - ANSWERS-It was once a
bright green color popular for houses and shutters, over time the
pigments degraded and became a dark black-green color, popular in
present times
What is the Carolopolis Award Program? - ANSWERS-An award
given by the Preservation Society to award excellence of external
preservation and restoration in the city
When was the Carolopolis award program first established? -
ANSWERS-1953
Who was the first director of the Historic Charleston Foundation? -
ANSWERS-Francis Ravenel Edmunds
When was the Pinckney Mansion built and destroyed? - ANSWERS-
1740s destroyed in a fire in 1861
When was the Gabriel Manigault House built and destroyed? -
ANSWERS-1782-1805, demolished to build a gas station in the late
1920s
,What type of architecture was 25 East Battery? When was it
destroyed? - ANSWERS-Greek Revival, heavily shelled in the civil
war, replaced in 1883-86
When was the Weyman house built and destroyed? - ANSWERS-
1822 demolished in 1949 and replaced by the Rivers Federal Building
What type of architecture was the Marks department store, when was
it built and when was it destroyed? - ANSWERS-Richardsonian
romanesque, 1891, demolished in 1955 for a newer building
When was the Thompson Auditorium Built, when was it destroyed? -
ANSWERS-1899, destroyed in a fire in 1970
When was the Charleston Hotel Built, by who? What style? when was
it destroyed? - ANSWERS-1830s, Charles Reichardt, Greek Revival,
Demolished in 1960 for a motor lodge
When was the Charleston Orphanage built, when was it destroyed? -
ANSWERS-1790s, demolished for a Sears and Roebuck department
store in 1951.
When was the Orphan House Chapel destroyed, who designed it? -
ANSWERS-Designed by Gabriel Manigault, destroyed for a sears
parking lot in 1951
, When were the Three sisters built, destroyed? - ANSWERS-1840s,
condemned and demolished in 1960s
When was the Union Station Built, destroyed? - ANSWERS-1907,
destroyed in a fire in 1947
When was the Timrod Hotel Built, destroyed? - ANSWERS-1883,
demolished for county office building in 1960s
What country is the St. George's Society associated with, when was it
established in Charleston? - ANSWERS-England, 1773
When was the Heugenot Society of SC founded? - ANSWERS-1885
When was the SC Society established? - ANSWERS-May 1, 1751
When was the Hebrew Benevolent Society Founded? - ANSWERS-
1784
When was the Hebrew Orphan Society founded? - ANSWERS-1801
What country is the Hibernian Society associated with, who was a
notable member, when was it founded? - ANSWERS-Irish, Joseph
Adger, 1799
