Tag: Historic Charleston
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Charleston looks at adding new city regulations for building on burial sites
Read the original Live 5 News article here CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – A push is now underway to get new regulations on the books in the City of Charleston to protect unmarked or abandoned graveyards and cemeteries. “We don’t have a lot of municipal ordinances to look at. By and large this has been left…
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Work resumes at 88 Smith St. as preservationists fret about gravesites on the property
Read the original Post and Courier article here Red flags mark graves behind 88 Smith St. in September 2020. The property was once Trinity cemetery, where 1,653 Black people were buried. File/Grace Beahm Alford/Staff By Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com The owner of 88 Smith St., a private home in downtown Charleston where the property encompasses…
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Settlement community seeks county historic designation
Read the original Post and Courier article here The map of the Phillips Community shows the community’s boundaries. PROVIDED/CHARLESTON COUNTY One of the oldest planned settlement communities in Charleston County looks to add its name to a new list. The Phillips Community, located off U.S. Highway 41 near Horlbeck Creek in Mount Pleasant, is in…
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As business owners question King Street’s future, city considers ‘improvement district’
Read the original Post and Courier article here Charlestonians are asking questions about King Street. Both a literal and figurative center of the Charleston peninsula, King Street is seen by many as one of the city’s most valuable assets: a long stretch of historic structures and businesses that attracts millions of people each year. But…
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Congratulations to our 2015 Carolopolis Award Recipients!
On January 20, 2016, the Preservation Society of Charleston held its 96th Annual Meeting and 62nd Annual Carolopolis Awards ceremony sponsored by Belmond Charleston Place and Carriage Properties. Fourteen awards, including three Pro Merito, were given.