Claim: The Jenkins Orphanage was located at a National Historic Landmark, the Old Marine Hospital at 20 Franklin Street which is located in the center of Old Charleston.
Evidence: In 1893, the orphanage moved to the Old Marine Hospital at 20 Franklin Street. This National Historic Landmark, designed by Robert Mills, served as home of the orphanage until 1937. The Old Marine Hospital is a historic medical building at 20 Franklin Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The Old Marine Hospital is located in the historic center of Charleston, on the east side of Franklin Street, just south of the Old Charleston Jail.