Hibernian Hall is a meeting hall and social venue built in 1840. An example of Greek Revival architecture , it is Charleston’s only work by Thomas Ustick Walter. The wrought iron gates were made by Christopher Werner, a German-American master ironworker in Charleston.*

I’m a fan of the symmetry and the wrought iron work.

With a break in the pedestrian traffic I was able to line up the harp in the iron work with the painted one on the building.

The hall is nationally significant for its use during the 1860 Charleston Convention, in which the Democratic Party, divided by opinions on slavery, failed to select a presidential nominee, ensuring victory for the anti-slavery Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election. The building was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1973 and continues to be used as a function and meeting space today. (*Wikipedia)

105 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC
June 3, 2025