Author: preservation-admin
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Major skyline changes for King Street before BAR next week
Rendering of the Courier Square project created by PSC via Google Earth. The final piece of one of the largest development projects in the city’s history comes before BAR-L next week. Courier Square Phase III will cap off an era of redevelopment that has fundamentally changed the upper peninsula, projecting three full blocks of new…
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Preservation Society burial mapping project earns state historic preservation award
CONTACT: SAM SPENCE sspence@preservationsociety.org 843.722.4630 x 123 The Preservation Society of Charleston initiative to document threatened burial grounds has earned recognition as a 2025 recipient of the South Carolina Preservation Service Award for its contribution to the continued advancement of historic preservation. The project was honored with others from across the state on June 18…
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Nominations open for 72nd Annual Carolopolis Awards
Thank you for your interest in the Carolopolis Award program! Please review the following information before nominating a project. The Carolopolis Award program was established in 1953 to promote excellence in historic preservation through recognition of projects that protect the historic resources of Charleston and the Lowcountry. Now in its 72nd year, the Carolopolis Award…
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Demolition and development on CofC campus
Student Housing Proposed on Site of YWCA and Public Burial Ground A request to demolish the former YWCA building, situated on the site of a burial ground dating to the 1790s, is raising questions about how one of Charleston’s largest public institutions will sensitively handle complicated cultural legacies, both above and below ground. The College…
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Watch the May 2025 Virtual Advocacy Update
Preservation Society members joined the PSC team to hear the latest on our advocacy work for Preservation Month on May 12, 2025.
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P&C highlights demolitions that threaten historic buildings
The threat of unauthorized demolitions in Charleston is real and the PSC is glad to see The Post and Courier reinforcing the importance of preventing needless, irretrievable loss of culturally significant buildings. There is pressing need for greater awareness of the elements that make Charleston’s historic neighborhoods unique, education on how to properly care for…
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Threatened: 3 Charleston landmarks face uncertain futures
A Folly Beach cottage made famous by George Gershwin, a formerly segregated school in the Red Top community, and one of the last remaining local Rosenwald Schools: These important places lack protections from demolition and face uncertain futures unless action is taken to preserve them for future generations. The Preservation Society is working closely with…
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71st Carolopolis Awards showcases 27 preservation projects across Charleston area
On Friday, February 21, the Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) hosted the 71st Carolopolis Awards, presented by Carriage Properties and The Charleston Place. This year, the PSC handed out 27 of the distinctive Carolopolis Award plaques. “This year’s Carolopolis Awards highlights that projects big and small can show careful dedication to preservation best practices —…
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Turner: Stop preventable losses of Charleston’s cultural heritage and plan for future
The prospect of irretrievable loss is the single-most important motivator of the historic preservation movement. Barring natural disasters, the places we choose to save for the future are up to us, and we all have a role to play.
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Strengthening Protections: Mapping Charleston’s Black Burial Grounds
Did you know there are more than 200 burial grounds across downtown, Cainhoy, West Ashley, and local sea islands? And that 75% of those are estimated to be the final resting places of Black Charlestonians? A brand new interactive map, unveiled this week by the Preservation Society (PSC), charts these sacred sites citywide as part of the Mapping Charleston’s…