Calhoun Ward was laid out and named in 1851, one year after the death of its namesake, South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun. Like Wesley Ward, portions of Calhoun Ward had previously served as part of the Negro Burial Ground, and its southern tything blocks were also not laid out until 1854. Once those lots were platted the practice of replicating the Trustee-era ward would come to an end, leaving the city with twenty-four squares surrounded by tything blocks and trust lots. More centrally located than Wesley and Troup and enjoying the full size of the original wards, Calhoun Ward also developed more rapidly and more grandly.
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