Joseph Manigault House / The Gate Temple

JOSEPH MANIGAULT HOUSE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A

 

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

 

THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

1974

 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

THE GATE TEMPLE

COMPLETED IN 1803, THIS ORNAMENTAL GATE TEMPLE IS REMINISCENT OF CLASSICAL "TEMPLES" POPULAR IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH GARDENS AT THE TIME. WITH ITS PEDIMENTED PORTICO AND BELL-ROOFED CIRCULAR FORM, THIS STRUCTURE IS UNIQUE IN CHARLESTON. IT DETERIORATED SUBSTANTIALLY DURING BURTON MEMORIAL TRUST AND THE GARDEN CLUB OF CHARLESTON.

 

THE 20TH CENTURY AND WAS RESTORED WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE E. MILBY CLUB OF CHARLESTON

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