Berkeley County is named for John Berkeley and William Berkeley, who were two of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Clarendon County, Williamsburg County and Georgetown County
W – Dorchester County and Orangeburg County
Created: January 31, 1882 
County Seat:
Mount Pleasant 1882 – 1896
Moncks Corner 1896 – present
County Courthouse – Moncks Corner
Location: 300 California Avenue / Broughton Road
Built: 1896 – 1897
Style: Federal Revival
Architect: Andrew J Bryan of Atlanta, Georgia
Contractor: Knoxville Building and Construction Company of Knoxville. Tennessee
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The central entrance has a small pediment above the doorway. The building has vertical white colored piasters rising to a pediment at the roof line. The roof is hipped. A modern addition constructed of red colored brick and concrete has been added on the east side in 1990. The south side of the addition has a two story white colored concrete porch with stairs to the second story and pitched roof. The corners of the building have vertical windows and the roof line is flat. The architect was LS3P Associates, Ltd. and the contractor was Threatt Michael of Greenville.
Note: The cost of construction of the courthouse in 1896 was $4500 and the building had a portico with four large columns.
See: Old Berkeley County is located in Mount Pleasant in Charleston County.
History: The first courthouse was built in Mount Pleasant in 1884 to 1885. The county seat was moved to Moncks Corner in 1896 when the county was divided into Berkeley County and Charleston County.. The second and present courthouse was constructed in Moncks Corner in 1896 to 1897.
County Administration – Moncks Corner
Location: 223 North Live Oak Drive / Manor Drive
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southeast and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The south front has a central section which rises above the east and west wings. There is a canopy supported by four pillars. The roof line is flat. The building is named as the Berkeley County Office Building.
County Courthouse - Moncks Corner
County Administration - Moncks Corner
Photos taken 2008, 2014, 2020 and 2024