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Charleston County Courthouse (1790–92) is a Neoclassical building in Charleston, South Carolina designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, The White House and both buildings are modelled after Leinster House, the current seat of the Irish Parliament in Dublin. President George Washington visited Charleston on his Southern Tour in May 1791, may have met with Hoban, and summoned the architect to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the temporary national capital) in June 1792. The following month, Hoban was named the winner of the design competition for the presidential mansion in Washington, DC. He later altered his design under Washington's influence.〔William Seale, "James Hoban: Builder of the White House" in ''White House History'' no. 22 (Spring 2008), pp. 8-12.〕 In 1883-1884, the courthouse underwent a large renovation performed by Kerrigan & Grant. The Courthouse itself is still in use, located in the historic district near the park at Washington Square. It was built on the site of and incorporated the ruins of the South Carolina Statehouse (1753, burned 1788), the capitol building for the Colony of South Carolina under British Rule.〔(History of the Charleston County Courthouse ) from HMdb.org.〕 Hoban also designed a new statehouse building nearby, which was burned down during the Civil War. ==See also== * Court House Square (Charleston) * Charleston Historic District * South Carolina Provincial Congress 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charleston County Courthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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