Author: preservation-admin
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Preservation Society of Charleston gets support for documenting Black cemeteries
Read the original Post and Courier article here. Firefighter Derek Norton (from left), volunteer Jacob Lutz, firefighter Nick Boyer and firefighter Rob Tackett helped with some excavation work at the Heriot Street Black cemetery last month. The firemen are based across the street at Engine Company 9. Grant Mishoe/Provided The lot between the Charleston Squash…
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The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Morrison Drive
By: Erin Minnigan, Director of Historic Preservation April 2022 Early 1950s aerial looking southeast down the newly established East Bay North Extension/Future Morrison Drive; SCDOT archives If you’ve traveled north on the peninsula lately, its impossible to ignore the explosion of construction activity occurring in this part of the city. Specifically, several new, large-scale developments have broken ground…
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Breaking News on the Future of Cruise in Charleston
The State Ports Authority made two key promises on Wednesday which we hope will usher in a new era of sustainable tourism in our city. First, it will terminate its contract with Carnival Cruise Lines that allows the company’s ships to home port in Charleston, effective late 2024. Second, and perhaps more importantly, it will abandon…
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Preservation Society Awarded National Park Service Grant to Map Charleston’s Black Burial Grounds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2022 Victoria Futrell Bock | 843.722.4630 ext. 18 | vbock@preservationsociety.org PRESERVATION SOCIETY AWARDED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GRANT TO MAP CHARLESTON’S BLACK BURIAL GROUNDS The Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) has been awarded an African American Civil Rights grant by the National Park Service to launch the “Mapping Charleston’s Black Burial…
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The Economics of Historic Preservation
By Brian Turner, President & CEO This article recounts some of the data Donovan Rypkema shared in a point/counterpoint fashion. By debunking myths, it becomes clear why preservation has such a strong base of support. This is not an assertion that we are always perfect; when critique is due, we must embrace it and improve.…
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Voices of Charleston – Dr. And Mrs. Bernard Mansheim
Owners of 2021 Carolopolis Award-winning property at 1 Water Street by Courtney W. Theis, Acting Director of Advancement. Since our inception in 1920, the PSC has relied upon public engagement on issues that matter most for Charleston. The organization’s grassroots principles and community-driven activism still from the foundation of our mission today. The Voices of…
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Voices of Charleston – Eleanor Clark Nelson And Vicki Richardson
Owners of 2021 Carolopolis Award-winning property at 195 Smith Street by Courtney W. Theis, Acting Director of Advancement. Since our inception in 1920, the PSC has relied upon public engagement on issues that matter most for Charleston. The organization’s grassroots principles and community-driven activism still from the foundation of our mission today. The…
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Climate Adaptations Now Eligible For Rehabilitation Tax Credit
In late April, new guidance was published on qualifying expenditures for the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit that includes measures for making structures more resilient to changing climate conditions. Costs associated with flood adaptation, such as installation of permanent flood gates and barriers, use of floodproofing materials, elevation of buildings, or construction of seawalls are now…
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Historic Marker Unveiling
St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church and White House Architect James Hoban 95 Hasell Street Formed c. 1789, constructed 1838 Established in 1789 and incorporated in the State of South Carolina in February 1791, St. Mary’s was the first Roman Catholic parish in the Carolinas and Georgia. The present Greek Revival structure was constructed…
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church to Receive Historical Marker
Read the original ABC4 news article here. St. Mary’s Catholic Church to receive historical marker. (Google Maps) The White House Historical Association is expected to sponsor a historical marker from the Preservation Society of Charleston to be place at the Saint Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church. The marker will tell the Charleston legacy of White…