The City Plan recognizes at least 56 historic, African American settlement communities and neighborhoods, which are now included on Future Land Use Maps in the Land Use element of the Plan. This week, Charleston City Council formally adopted the City Plan, Charleston’s new 10-year Comprehensive Plan. The Preservation Society has been an active stakeholder throughout the […]
Map of the original boundaries of the Old and Historic District, established 1931. Since then, the district and purview of the BAR has expanded to cover the majority of historic resources on the Charleston peninsula. By Erin Minnigan and Brian Turner On October 13, 1931 Charleston City Council adopted the landmark ordinance that created the […]
Conceptual design for 295 Calhoun Street, denied by the BAR in August 2021 The Georgia-based owner of 295 Calhoun has appealed the Board of Architectural Review’s denial of its design for an 8-story, mixed-use, residential building on the site. The applicant’s request for conceptual approval was twice denied based on inappropriate height, scale, mass and […]
Overall site plan for the Courier Square Phase II redevelopment proposal with four buildings: an 8-story mixed-use residential building at 635 King Street; a 15-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail at the corner of King and Line; a 50-unit apartment building at the corner of St. Philip at Line; and 28-unit apartment building at 230 […]
. Image captured via drone by Dr. Brent Fortenberry, August 2021 (L) HABS photograph of the original structure, May 1958 (R) The façade of the Bennett Rice Mill is the last vestige of a c. 1845 structure significant to the history of rice production in Charleston. One of very few urban rice mill sites remaining in the U.S., the ruin of […]
Aerial showing Phillips on right, suburban development on left, courtesy of Coastal Conservation League The Phillips Community has had a string of preservation victories that we are excited to share with you! From progress on the National Register nomination, to designation as Charleston County’s first historic district, to minimized impacts from the Highway 41 project, there […]