page_title: College of Charleston
section_title: Campus
hierarchical_section_title: College of Charleston / Campus
caption_attribution_description: English: Randolph Hall is the main academic building on the College of Charleston campus and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_page_description: The College of Charleston is a public liberal arts college in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest college in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, and the oldest municipal college in the country. The founders of the college include three future signers of the Declaration of Independence and three future signers of the United States Constitution.
context_section_description: The College of Charleston's main campus in downtown Charleston includes 11 residence halls, 19 historic homes, five fraternity houses and nine sorority houses. It contains a mix of modern and historic buildings.
  Outside of downtown Charleston, the college campus includes the Grice Marine Lab on James Island, the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center and the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mount Pleasant, the North Campus in North Charleston and the 881-acre (357 ha) Stono Preserve (formerly Dixie Plantation) on the Stono River.
  The College of Charleston downtown campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, the Avery Institute, which is now the home to the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, and the William Blacklock House are also listed individually on the register.
  The College of Charleston has been noted for its beautiful campus. In 2014, it was ranked as one of the top 10 best landscaped colleges on the east coast. In 2017, Travel + Leisure magazine named the College "America's Most Beautiful College Campus."
caption: Randolph Hall is the college's main academic building and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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