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For Immediate Release: Sam Spence | 843.722.4630 ext. 23 | sspence@preservationsociety.org CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – The Preservation Society has been awarded a grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation through the Moe Family Fund for Statewide and Local Partners program to support the development of Climate Resilience Guidelines for Historic Properties in Charleston. This […]

UPDATE: 295 Calhoun Street will again go before the BAR-L next week, on March 8, according to agendas released Friday by the City of Charleston. Denials of projects at BAR are challenging for everyone involved in the process – we all much prefer to see projects succeed. That’s why we routinely meet with project teams […]

Each year, the Preservation Society celebrates the best of preservation in Charleston and the Lowcountry through the Carolopolis Award program. This year’s award winners included 15 unique projects that represent the highest standard for preservation and design. The 69th Carolopolis Awards notably marked the introduction of the new Resilience Award category to showcase exceptional examples […]

Madison holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Historic Preservation and Community Planning from the College of Charleston, where she was recognized as an Albert Simons Scholar and School of the Arts Scholar. After graduation, Madison worked in marketing and project management before focusing her career on preservation, joining the PSC in November 2023. In […]

The turnout at our winter member meeting demonstrated the extraordinary community interest in the redevelopment proposal for Union Pier. More than 400 of you attended or watched online.  The meeting was extremely timely as we have just learned that the Ports Authority has officially filed its rezoning application with the City (details forthcoming). This is […]

Read the original The Wall Street Journal article here.  Fort Sumter House is a former luxury hotel—now a condominium building—in the South of Broad neighborhood in Charleston, S.C. KATIE CHARLOTTE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Even at 100 years old, Fort Sumter House is a relative newcomer to Charleston, S.C., where many of the homes […]