Completed in 1713, the Powder Magazine is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina.

It was used as a gunpowder store through the American Revolutionay War, and later saw other uses.

♪ [snappy music] ♪ Located at 79 Cumberland Street in Charleston, the Powder Magazine is a National Landmark.

It's the only remaining building from the era of the Lords Proprietors, founders of the territory of Carolina.

The one main room is approximately 27 feet by 27 feet.

The former magazine served many different functions over the following decades, including use as a stable, print shop, and a carriage house.

In 1902 the magazine was purchased by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, preserving the historic building and converting it into a museum, as it remains today.