Hibernian Hall is located at 105 Meeting Street , just north of the intersection of Meeting and Broad Street in central Charleston , an intersection known as the " Four Corners of Law " . The hall was constructed in 1840 to a design by Thomas U. Walter of Philadelphia for the Hibernian Society of Charleston , an Irish benevolent society . This group had organized in 1801 , made up largely of Irish immigrants . This is the only known work of Walter 's in Charleston . It is a two-story brick structure , clad in white-painted stucco , its principal architectural feature a Greek temple front with six Ionic columns , supporting an entablature and pediment . The architect modeled the columns and entablature on those of the Temple of Illisius . Master artisan Christopher Werner crafted the iron gates . The classical effect was modified in the late 19th century by the addition of dentils and modillions to the cornice , and the insertion of an arched Italianate window into the tympanum of the pediment . These alterations were made during repairs and restoration after the building was damaged in the 1886 Charleston earthquake
1886 Charleston earthquake
1886 Charleston earthquake
Hibernian Hall (Charleston, South Carolina)