South Carolina Society Hall

About South Carolina Society Hall

Designed by Gabriel Manigault and built between 1799-1804, South Carolina Society Hall is a gorgeous event venue and one of America's most historic buildings.

South Carolina Society Hall was originally built as a school for female orphans and indigents, and as a meeting place.

The first meeting was was held July 24, 1804. The first floor was used to school orphans and indigents, while the second floor was a ballroom for social purposes.

In 1826 the first floor became a secondary school with both a Male Academy and Female Academy, both of which closed in 1841.

Since then the hall has been used for dance school (“Cotillion”), weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and business meetings—as well as a motion picture location.