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PRESERVATION AWARDS

Program

Each year thousands of South Carolinians work to preserve the state’s legacy that is reflected in our historic buildings, structures, and sites. Since 1995, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Preservation South Carolina, and the Office of the Governor have recognized exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage with a series of statewide awards. 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (CLOSED) | We invite you to nominate those individuals or organizations that represent the best of historic preservation in our state. Nominations submitted in previous years that were not selected to receive an award may be updated and resubmitted. Deadline: Nominations must be postmarked by April 1, 2025

The Honor Awards celebrate successful and exemplary historic preservation projects around the Palmetto State. 


The Stewardship Awards recognize those who have ensured the ongoing preservation of historic buildings, structures, or sites through long-term care, planning, management, protection, or continuous ownership for a minimum of ten years. 


The Preservation Service Awards recognize projects and activities that make exemplary contributions to the advancement of historic preservation.

The Heritage Tourism Award recognizes those who best use South Carolina’s cultural and historic resources in the documented development of tourism that directly benefits the preservation of our heritage. 


The Elected Official Honor Award may be presented each year to an individual elected official in recognition of significant achievements or landmark efforts in the support of historic preservation in South Carolina. 


The Governor’s Award may be presented each year in recognition of an individual’s significant achievements or landmark efforts in the support of historic preservation in South Carolina.

AWARD CATEGORIES 

SELECTION PANEL 

The selection panel that chooses the awards from the list of those submitted include:

A representative from the Office of the Governor * Preservation South Carolina Board Chair (or designee) * The Director of the SC Department of Archives and History (or designee) * A representative from the Board of the Preservation South Carolina * Two representatives from the SC Department of Archives and History * A representative of Preservation South Carolina’s Membership Program * A representative from the SC African American Heritage Commission * A representative from the Confederation of SC Local Historical Societies * A representative from the SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

South Carolina Historic Preservation Award Recipients 

Presented by

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Preservation South Carolina
SC Department of Archives and History
Jane Crayton Davis

Jane Crayton Davis

GOVERNOR'S AWARD

The Governor's Award is in recognition of an individual's significant achievements or landmark efforts in the support of historic preservation in South Carolina.

Town of Bluffton

Town of Bluffton

PRESERVATION SERVICE AWARD

Historic Preservation Grant Program

University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Longstreet Theatre

Jane Woods McClain

Jane Woods McClain

STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Rose Hill Cemetery

Taylor House

Taylor House

PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD

Derek Gruner, University of South Carolina
Karen Quinn, BOUDREAUX
Susan Boyd, Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation, Inc.

Ellison Flour Mill

Ellison Flour Mill

PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD

Bryan Beal, Bryan Beal Real Estate Company
Aaron Peter, Project Plus Architects
Steve Foushee & Lou Bouvia, P+ F Construction
Janie Campbell, Rogers Lewis Group

Bernice G. Scott

Bernice G. Scott

ELECTED OFFICIAL HONOR AWARD

The Elected Official Honor Award may be presented each year to an individual elected official in recognition of significant achievements or landmark efforts in the support of historic preservation in South Carolina.

Preservation Society of Charleston

Preservation Society of Charleston

PRESERVATION SERVICE AWARD

Mapping Charleston's Black Burial Grounds

Winthrop University

Winthrop University

STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Byrnes Auditorium

Confederate Home Control Board

Confederate Home Control Board

STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Confederate Home and College

Starlight Motor Inn

Starlight Motor Inn

PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD

Ham Morrison, Star Motel, LLC
Brittany Lavelle Tulla, BVL Historic Preservation Research

Hampton Pinckney Porchfest Committee

Hampton Pinckney Porchfest Committee

HERITAGE TOURISM AWARD

Hampton Pinckney Porchfest

Culture & Heritage Museums of York County

Culture & Heritage Museums of York County

PRESERVATION SERVICE AWARD

Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground at Historic Brattonsville

Vincent Ellis

Vincent Ellis

STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Speedwell Methodist Church

Anderson Post Office

Anderson Post Office

PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD

Stephen Edgerton, Coldwell Banker Caine
Kyle Campbell, Preservation South, LLC
Chesley White, SHLTR Architects
Emory Doppelheuer, The Boardman Group

Old City Jail

Old City Jail

PRESERVATION HONOR AWARD

Landmark Enterprises
Liollio Architecture

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