Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar

Description:

Photograph of an engraving of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar, the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Charleston. Consecrated in 1854 it was destroyed in the December fire of 1861. The present Cathedral of St. John the Baptist was built on the foundation of the old cathedral. The image was published on page 13 in the "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" No. LXXXV, June, 1857, Vol. XV.

• Title: Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar
• Photographer: Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870
• Date: 1857

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Places of Worship
• Object Id: MK 15216
• Address: 122 Broad Street

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