Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, South Carolina

Summary

View is from the street.of part of the circular portion of the Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, South Carolina. Two cars are parked on the street There is a courtyard between the church and a portion of another building to the right of the church. A man is seated on a bench beside the street.

Subject

Circular Congregational Church

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

• This image was taken by Ruel P. Tolman, former Director of Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts, on a trip to Charleston, South Carolina, and is included in a scrapbook of photographs of Smithsonian staff, grounds and buildings, exhibitions, and Washington, D.C. scenes (Section C).
• See Negative Number SIA2011-0531 for Tolman's photograph of the churchyard of this church. For additional photographs of Tolman's trip on the train to Charleston, S.C., see Negatives SIA2011-0532, SIA2011-0533, SIA2011-0534, SIA2011-0536, SIA2011-0537.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Scrapbook A-N

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1935

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Courtyards
• Architecture
• Automobiles
• Church buildings
• Building

Place

• Charleston (S.C.)
• South Carolina

Form/Genre

• Exterior
• Photographic print

ID Number

SIA2011-0530 and Neg. # 32337-8

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Sepia; Size: 2.25w x 2.25h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

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