| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1771/00/00 | The Exchange is built from 1767-1771 by South Carolina's provincial government. It was used during the C18th as a custom house, public market, meeting place and jail. | |||||
| 1780/06/00 | British Regulars use The Exchange as a barracks, and its basement as a military prison. | Siege of Charleston | ||||
| 1780/08/27 | Edward Rutledge | Prisoner of War | Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward are captured by British forces and held in the Provost Dungeon. | Siege of Charleston | ||
| 1780/08/27 | Thomas Heyward Jr | Prisoner of War | Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward are captured by British forces and held in the Provost Dungeon. | Siege of Charleston | ||
| 1780/08/27 | Arthur Middleton | Prisoner of War | Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward are captured by British forces and held in the Provost Dungeon. | Siege of Charleston | ||
| 1791/05/02 | George Washington | Guest | Civic dignitaries conduct Washington to the steps at the Exchange where they and members of the city's various professions and handicrafts pass by in procession. | George Washington's Southern Tour | ||
| 1791/05/03 | George Washington | Guest | GW attends a public diner at the Exchange. He ate beneath a triumphal arch and afterwards heard 15 toasts, accompanied by cannonshots. The day and evening were spent with all the hilarity, harmony and happy festivity, that was suited to the occasion. | George Washington's Southern Tour | ||
| 1791/05/04 | George Washington | Guest | In the evening Washington joins a very elegant dancing Assembly at the Exchange, at which were 256 elegantly dressed and handsome ladies. | George Washington's Southern Tour |
| Particulars for The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Historic Use | Customhouse |
| Architectural Style | Georgian |
| Historic Use | Government Office |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Historic Use | Meeting hall |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |