Preservation Society of Charleston

Read the original Post and Courier article here Dr. Ade Ofunniyin, founder and director of The Gullah Society, visiting a cemetery at the end of Monrovia Street on Feb. 27, 2018. File/Brad Nettles/Staff /Brad Nettles bnettles@postandcourier.com The Gullah Society, a nonprofit founded by the late Ade Ofunniyin that sought to document and protect Black cemeteries […]

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JAM-PACKED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TO ADDRESS PSC PRIORITY ISSUES This evening, City Council will meet on Daniel Island to consider a number of pressing issues, including several key agenda items outlined below. The meeting will be live-streamed via the City’s YouTube channel, beginning at 5:00 PM. View the agenda here. Image courtesy of Post and Courier Added Protections for Charleston’s […]

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Read the original Patch.com article here Press release from the City of Salem: August 4, 2021 On September 13-14, 2021, the City of Salem and the Salem Preservation Partners, together with Keeping History Above Water®, a national initiative of the Newport Restoration Foundation, will host a two-day workshop in Salem to address climate change impacts […]

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Rendering of the proposed building, at the corner of Meeting and Stuart Streets We are pleased to share that the Board of Architectural Review-Large (BAR-L) denied the request for a 6-story multifamily building and parking garage at 578 Meeting Street. The Board concurred with the PSC that the design could be characterized as “anywhere” architecture and made […]

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                          Left: Rendering of the proposed multi-family building; right: Existing Regis Milk façade, courtesy of the Post & Courier  Tomorrow, the Board of Architectural Review – Large (BAR-L) will consider a significant request for construction of a 244-unit multifamily development at 578 Meeting Street that spans […]

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Read the original Post and Courier article here The map of the Phillips Community shows the community’s boundaries. PROVIDED/CHARLESTON COUNTY At first blush, the town of Mount Pleasant’s move to annex 9 acres of mostly undeveloped property in the Phillips Community seems ill-advised. Parallel efforts are underway to list the historic African American settlement community on […]

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