Here in the 21st century, the 188 Market Street building is home to the Confederate Museum and City Market which bustles underneath the building.

Built in 1838, this building is just two decades short of being 200 years old. It was built to be a sister building the Temple of  the Wingless Victory in Athens, Greece. It has stood the test of time throughout the ages – hurricanes, high winds, high waters, and even a fire were parts of it had to be rebuilt by Edward B. White 1841.

Although, it was not always home to been home to the Confederate Museum as it was originally a Masonic Temple until 1899 when the United Daughters of the Confederacy bought the building and turned into the museum it is today.

Before the building existed, there had been a Charleston city market in existence for over a 100 years, but on Meeting Street and Board Street. And even before the building was built, small sheds existed along the Market Street in the late 1790s. It was a prefect fit for a market to exist there and began in 1804.

Today, it is on the listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and the National Historical Landmarks.

You can still find the Charleston City Market busy as ever here with 300 vendors stretching back from the 188 Market Street entrance for blocks.

To learn more about the Charleston City Market click here

To learn more about the Confederate Museum click here