Read the original Post and Courier article here. The endangered home at 8 Stocker Drive was built around 1946. Robert Behre/Staff When several West Ashley residents grew concerned about plans to demolish a historic home at 8 Stocker Drive, it appeared there was little they could do about it. After all, neither Charleston’s Board of […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. Sarah Derrington is seen with the windows she refurbished at her house in Wagener Terrace neighborhood. She restored her windows herself because the BAR-requirements were too expensive to follow with a contractor. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff When Sarah Derrington bought her Wagener Terrace house in April 2020, she […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. Old City Builders of Charleston plans to renovate the dilapidated house at 34 Percy St., which a consulting engineer earlier this year said was not worth saving. Brad Nettles/Staff A consulting engineer this year all but wrote the obituary for a dilapidated 19th-century house on the Charleston […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. Your eyes are not deceiving you: Buildings in Charleston are getting bigger and taller. As growth continues in our historic city, the Preservation Society is calling on our leaders to strengthen rules that hold developers and designers to high standards for new construction. Five years ago, […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. For its annual Fall Tours, Preservation Society of Charleston will limit the size of groups and will focus on the quality of each offering by enlisting noted professionals and training volunteers. Justin Falk/Provided For 46 years, locals and visitors alike have laced up their walking shoes to […]
The post $50K federal grant equips Charleston to locate, document Black burial grounds appeared first on TheGrio. The Preservation Society of Charleston plans to create a database of burial sites in the area that deserve protection. Black burial grounds in Charleston, South Carolina, will soon receive the long-overdue care and protection that they need. The Preservation Society of […]