Charleston City Hall, Town hall in Charleston, United States

Charleston City Hall is a neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina, distinguished by white Italian marble trim and a semicircular projection on its northern facade. The ground floor features characteristic round basement windows, while the second floor houses the city council chamber where government meetings still take place.

Gabriel Manigault designed the building for the Charleston branch of the First Bank of the United States, which acquired the corner parcel in 1800 after a beef market on the site burned in 1796. The city bought the building and began using it as City Hall in 1819, making it the second longest-serving city hall in the United States after New York City's.

The building sits at an intersection known as Four Corners of Law, where it represents municipal power alongside state, federal, and religious institutions. Visitors can observe this rare arrangement of four structures that symbolize different pillars of society.

The building is easily accessible and located at a central spot in downtown Charleston. The public exterior facade and surrounding plaza are accessible at all times, offering good views of the architecture.

The building was erected for the Charleston branch of the First Bank of the United States, with construction overseen by carpenters Edward Magrath and Joseph Nicholsen and mason Andrew Gordon. The city purchased it and began using it as City Hall in 1819, the second longest continuously serving city hall in the United States after New York City's.