Preserving Charleston's history, architecture and culture
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Easement Donor Appreciation ReceptionCreated about 2 months ago
Ray Osborne
This is to all my friends in Charleson SC . A 19th century Christmas story
about some southerners who replanted themselves in Central Florida . Come meet the Professor who spent much time in Charleston. Meet the young E.J. Porcher his
son inlaw, and his daughterwho were married in Charleston.
"Way day South by the Indian River."
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-RKO
Historic Charleston Foundation Learn more about HCF's position regarding the redevelopment of the Calhoun Street/East Cooper waterfront area.
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The Historic Charleston Foundation News Room is designed to help journalists quickly access information they need to learn more about our preservation efforts, programs and events. Join our media e-mail list to get notification about preservation issues and events.
Historic Charleston Foundation What has historic preservation done for you lately? Check out this timeline history of progress made since HCF was founded in 1947.
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1945 Kenneth Chorley, President of Colonial Williamsburg, delivers an address to the Carolina Art Association on "The Challenge to Charleston," calling for the creation of a foundation to "take the initiative ...
Historic Charleston Foundation Anyone recognize this Lowcountry photo from 1893? It's one of many great historic prints in the Margetta Childs Archives at Historic Charleston Foundation, open by appointment to students, scholars, owners or historic properties, or others interested in pursuing historic research. Contact archivist Karen Emmons, kemmon...s@historiccharleston.org for more information.
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CharlestonCurrents.com is a new online twice-weekly publication that offers insightful community comment and good news on events, accolades and accomplishments for the Charleston area. The publication ...
Historic Charleston Foundation Another historically and architecturally significant residence saved in the Harleston Village neighborhood through HCF's Edmunds Revolving Fund.
+ Anesthesiologist vows to preserve historic Magwood House The Post and Courier - Charleston SC news
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The Magwood House on Smith Street, which was in the hands of the Historic Charleston Foundation, was recently sold to a buyer who has pledged to keep the historic residence intact.
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Join the Young Advocates on the rooftop of One Cool Blow! The online ticket office is open until midnight tonight. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. $20 includes tacos & margaritas by Taco Boy...don't miss it!
Location:One Cool Blow, Building 300
Time:Thursday, November 5, 2009 6-9pm
Historic Charleston Foundation Another Harleston Village property is protected through the Edmunds Revolving Fund. Sale to preservation-minded buyer completed Nov. 2.
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The Historic Charleston Foundation News Room is designed to help journalists quickly access information they need to learn more about our preservation efforts, programs and events. Join our media e-mail list to get notification about preservation issues and events.
Historic Charleston Foundation Tickets for the 63rd Spring Festival of Houses & Gardens are now on sale. Call 843-722-3405 or visit our website to get yours!
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xperience the intimate charm and elegance found only beyond Charleston's private garden gates and historic thresholds during Historic Charleston Foundation’s 63rd Annual Spring Festival of Houses & Gardens.
Historic Charleston Foundation Read Robert Behre's column in today's Post and Courier about the salvation and rehabilitation of two key historic buildings in the heart of Charleston's historic Broad Street corridor.
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It's always an ominous sign when scaffolding is the only thing holding up an old brick building.
Historic Charleston Foundation HCF honored its easement donors with an appreciation reception Oct. 19, 2009.
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Historic Charleston Foundation HCF Curator Brandy Culp uncovers the secrets of Charleston's past.
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It's no secret that Charleston has a storied past. But few people realize the work required to obtain and preserve the city's relics so that the public may see them. Among those devoted to protecting the past is Brandy Culp, curator at the Historic Charleston Foundation. ...
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Please consider helping our friends at the Preservation Society of Charleston by volunteering for a tour during the Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens. They especially need help on Friday night's Upper South Battery Tour! http://www.preservationsociety.org/tour_
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FREE TICKETS!!!!! We are very grateful for your assistance with the tours! As a thank you for all your time, you will receive one complimentary ticket to a candlelight tour of your choice for each tour you work as a guide and two complimentary tickets for each tour you work as a senior guide.
Historic Charleston Foundation
Efforts are underway to preserve the historic wallpaper and extensive textiles collections at the historic Aiken-Rhett House .
Supported through a grant from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, staff are using new ways to properly care for the Aiken-Rhett collection of period floor coverings. Among these te...xtiles are about 50 sections of 19th century grass floor matting and carpets formerly used the Aiken-Rhett family. In the spring, slaves removed the heavy woven carpets and tacked decorative grass mats to the floor in anticipation of Charleston’s hot summer months. Tack marks in the original heart-pine floors are still visible, and many of the mats, imported from Asia in strips and then sewn together, retain their vibrant colors.
HCF's curatorial and museum staffs are cleaning these floor coverings with conservation-safe Nilfisk vacuum cleaners. They are then rolled onto inert tubes, covered, and placed on textile storage racks.
Due to daily wear, the survival rate for original 19th century floor coverings is low, and staff looks forward to making this important collection more accessible to the public and scholars alike.
HCF Executive Director Kitty Robinson thanked the GDC design center for providing the much-needed equipment at a low cost, and in particular, Frances Parker and Jeri Arazie for making this purchase opportunity possible.
Thanks to the Donnelley Foundation and GDC’s generosity, HCF can ensure the preservation of these rare, period textiles for another 150 years!
In other conservation efforts, Aiken-Rhett Committee member Meredith Dunnan, provided funds that enabled Studio TKM, a world renowned paper conservation firm, to conduct a condition assessment and develop a long-term conservation program for the 19th century historic wallpapers within the Aiken-Rhett House. Under the direction of T.K. McClintock, chief conservator at Studio TKM, staff stabilized the wall paper throughout the entire house using stainless steal pins and a Mylar backing. This stabilization methods will help keep the wallpaper adhered to the plaster so that we do not experience further loss of this precious document.
HCF staff continues to seek grant or private funding for the wallpaper conservation project. For more information on supporting conservation efforts at the Aiken-Rhett House, contact HCF’s Philanthropy Department at 843-724-8496.
Historic Charleston Foundation The HCF Library and Margaretta Childs Archives have added several new items to their collections. "The Charleston South Carolina Second Presbyterian Church at 200, A History," was a gift of author William Murry Thompson and is available to the public in the reading library. The archives has added four tourism-related i...tems, c. 1930s, including a "Charleston Welcomes You" pamphlet; Fort Sumter Hotel brochure; Plantation Tour of the Women's Auxiliary of St. Michael's Church; and the Annual Spring Concert program of the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals. These items were donated by the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections.
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ne of the many ways Historic Charleston Foundation seeks to protect Charleston's architectural, historical and cultural integrity is through scholarly research and documentation. Not only does HCF maintain ...
Historic Charleston Foundation Tickets for the 63rd Annual Festival of Houses & Gardens and the Charleston International Antiques Show go on sale Nov. 2!
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With the High Battery in the background, Leigh Jones Handal leans on an old fortification wall and talks easily about the 61st-annual Charleston Homes and Gardens Festival.
