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Exchange and Provost Building

About Exchange and Provost Building

The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1767–1771, it has served a variety of civic institutional functions, including notably as a prisoner of war facility operated by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It is now a museum operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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  1. Exchange and Provost Building, Charleston01CharlestonProfReader · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Old exchange building in Charleston, SC02Old exchange building in Charleston, SCDaniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. EXCHANGE AND PROVOST03EXCHANGE AND PROVOSTJERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Exchange and Provost04Exchange and ProvostElisa.rolle · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  6. Charleston Old Exchange Provost Dungeon06Charleston Old Exchange Provost Dungeoncwi.aida · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Exchange and Provost Building; the closest, Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, is practically next door.