Episode 205: The Public Life of Charleston’s Market Hall

Market Hall is a 180-year-old public building that has been occupied as a private museum for the past 120 years. That tenure has obscured the building’s the original purpose and the history of its earlier use. During its first sixty years, this architectural gem hosted a forgotten variety of events created and attended by diverse Charleston audiences.

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Dr. Nic Butler, historian at the Charleston County Public Library, explores the less familiar corners of local history with stories that invite audiences to reflect on the enduring presence of the past in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.