Our Fall 2021 edition of Preservation Progress focuses on efforts to preserve resources on King Street, including the uses that add to its vibrancy as a cultural destination. One highlighted initiative in the edition is a proposal before City Council to establish a Business Improvement District, or “BID.” If successful, the initiative would fund and empower the […]
Rendering of the proposed residence at 10 Concord Street, deferred from the November 23 BAR-S Agenda At its November 23 meeting, Charleston City Council made a bold move to acquire the property at 10 Concord Street “by any and all legal means available.” Located near the southern end of Waterfront Park and occupied by a parking lot, […]
A recent site visit by BAR members to review removal of historic materials without approval. Issues like these could be prevented in the future with increased BAR enforcement staff. City Council is currently considering a draft budget containing much-needed funding to add staff to support the City’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR). The Post & Courier editorial […]
Wilmot Fraser Elementary, image courtesy of the Post & Courier Last week, the Charleston County School District (CCSD) presented a proposal to redevelop the Wilmot Fraser Elementary School site. At a community meeting, which PSC staff attended, the CCSD was clearly unprepared to address significant concerns expressed about the school’s demolition. Located in the Eastside […]
Rendering of 295 Calhoun Street, denied by the BAR August 25, 2021 On November 5, Circuit Court Judge Roger M. Young, Sr. heard the Preservation Society’s request to intervene in an appeal of a Board of Architectural Review (BAR) decision on 295 Calhoun. The developer objected to our intervention, claiming that the PSC did not […]
An aerial view of recent efforts to stabilize the 135-foot-tall smokestacks at St. Julian Devine Community Center in Charleston’s East Side neighborhood, Oct. 22, 2021. Photo by Andrew Whitaker, Post & Courier Last fall, the preservation community and Eastside residents united to save the St. Julian Devine smokestacks after the City abruptly ordered their demolition, […]