Built in 1840 by the Philadelphia native, Thomas U. Walter, the Hibernian Hall was the home of the Hibernian Society or the Ancient Order of the Hibernian, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in New York City in 1836. The hall served mainly as a meeting place.

The Charleston Hibernian Hall is best known for being the last remaining building to have ever been associated to the 1860 Democratic National Convention. This gathering is seen as one of the most critical political events in the history of the United States during the time. It served as the Democratic Party?s convention headquarters in support to Stephen A. Douglas for the presidential position.
The Hibernian Hall was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.