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| | | | Headlines + Happenings February 12, 2024 | | | | | | UPDATE: Taveau Church Sacred Spaces Program | | We are proud to share that Preservation South Carolina has received $75,000 in funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
This funding will support efforts to preserve the historically and culturally significant Taveau Church, which dates to 1835. Taveau was selected as one of 31 places nationwide out of more than 550 applications, reinforcing both its historical importance and its promise as a new center of community for the future. "We are proud to work with the Taveau Legacy Committee and other local, statewide, and regional individuals and organizations in preserving this place and its story”, states John Hildreth, Board Chair of Preservation South Carolina. | | | | Today, emergency stabilization work on Taveau is nearly complete. On February 1, 2024, Taveau was lifted off its brick piers by approximately six feet and blocked into place while a new foundation is built and sills are installed. Once the foundation has been restored, the church will be set back to its original elevation.
We would like to thank the team at Meadors, Inc. for their incredible job throughout this emergency stabilization journey and lift process. | | "Taveau’s restoration, however, is about more than just preserving a historical structure because of its unique architecture. It would also be a testament to the faith of the Black men and women who preserved Taveau as a place for their worship and coincidentally, passed down 175 years of Black worship experience including inspired preaching and soulful spirituals. Taveau tells this important story as well as the story of the local area, its land, its people, and its culture."
-Reverend Clayton J. Jones, Sr. of Cordesville United Methodist Church | | If you wish to learn more about our efforts, and make a contribution towards this project, you may do so here. | | | | | | | - The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission's annual conference is February 22, 2024 at the SC Archives & History Center in Columbia, SC. Learn more here. -The South Carolina Annual Historic Preservation Conference is April 26, 2024 at the SC Archives & History Center in Columbia, SC. Learn more here. - Myrick Howard, retired Executive Director of Preservation North Carolina, receives Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award, the National Trust's highest recognition. Learn more here. -The Historic Charleston Foundation reverses its decision to sell the Nathaniel Russell House. Learn more here. - The WeGOJA Foundation launches the SC Preservation Toolkit which includes a database of historic preservation professionals with experience in historic African American spaces. Learn more here. | | | | 2024 South Carolina Historic Preservation Awards
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS | | We are excited to once again partner with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and the Office of the Governor in sponsoring South Carolina's statewide Historic Preservation Awards. | Should you know any individuals, businesses, or organizations that have exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage, we invite you to nominate them for one of our awards. | | | | | | Dawkins House Preservation Kickoff | | | | In November 2022, Preservation SC met with community leaders in Union to introduce our statewide mission and disclose our intent to save the Dawkins House from further deterioration. In December 2024, the community came together to officially kickoff our preservation efforts at the Dawkins House.
This community event, held in partnership with USC-Union, celebrated our commencement of preservation work on the Dawkins House, while also honoring and thanking our partners in preservation. Learn more here. | | | | | | | | | | | | Preservation South Carolina1103 Little Street, Suite 5 Camden, SC 29020803.729.7782 | | | | You are receiving this email as you signed up for our newsletters. Want to change how you receive these emails?
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