Interior View of the Office of Adams’ Express Company, in Charleston, S. C.
The Mills House on Market street, is a commodious and beautiful hotel, and is kept in very popular style by Major Nickerson, who is known and respected by every one. It was built a few years since by Otis Mills, Esq., one of the merchant princes of the “Queen City of the South.” The building is constructed of brick, covered with cement or plaster, and painted
a dark cream color. It is palatial in style, ornamented with well sized windows, enriched with massive and elaborately carved cornice, which gives a cast of elegance to the entire fabric; but the entrance is rather small and cramped, while a verandah of delicate structure is stretched across the second story, and mars, to some extent, the beauty of the building. It is four stories in height, and interiorly it is decidedly the most handsome hotel
in the city, and is generally esteemed the favorite stopping-place of Northern sojourners.
Hibernian Hall is situated a few doors below the Mills House. Its architectural style being of the Ionic order, it is a neat, plain and impressive structure, and in size is next to the largest hall in the city. It is the property of the Hibernian Society, and the favorite resort of our Celtic friends for holding anniversary suppers, balls and festivals.
Street Views in Charleston, S. C. – From Sketches by our Special Artist
(Note: Hibernian hall is on the left and Mills House is on the right of the image. – MpG)