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 […]
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.
JOIN THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY TODAY Read the original Post and Courier article online. A few months into my previous role with the Preservation Society of Charleston, I received a call from a newer resident concerned about the impacts of overdevelopment. I was explaining that the modest cost of an annual membership to our organization would […]
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 […]
Read the original Charleston City Paper article here. The Brooks Motel on Morris Street was listed in the 1960 edition of The Traveler’s Green Book as a safe place to eat and sleep in Jim Crow-era Charleston | Courtesy The Preservation Society of Charleston Charleston is buzzing with the stories of Black entrepreneurs who provided […]
Read the original Chowan Herald article here. Betsy Cahill of Charleston speaks at the lectern in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church last week. Tyler Newman/The Chowman Herald Chowan County may have marked a record year for tourism, but beware “over-tourism” and overdevelopment – that was the message from prominent Charleston, S.C. preservationist Betsy Cahill during a […]