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Dedicated to Preserving South Carolina's Irreplaceable Architectural Heritage
A Nonprofit Membership Organization Working for South Carolinians Since 1990. | |
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Headlines + Happenings November 10, 2023 | |
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History of the Edgefield Hotel | |
The above postcard of Edgefield, titled "View on Square", dates to 1912, eight years before the Edgefield Hotel was built. The image on the right is a view of town square today.
Around 1912, the Goods Roads Movement began to attract attention and support of farmers and automobile industrialists. In an effort to construct a permanent highway connecting Chicago to Miami, the Dixie Highway Association was born. Not only would local industries and municipalities benefit from tourism, but farmers would have a more dependable method of getting goods to market. In 1918, the South Carolina State Highway Commission reported that it had completed surveys and plans for an 8.42 mile stretch of the Dixie Highway between Edgefield and Greenwood. The Commission was also looking at an additional fourteen miles in Edgefield County. | |
The Edgefield Hotel we see today would not be built until 1919 to accommodate for the increase in visitors associated with the Dixie Highway.
Interested in learning more about the hotel? A full history, as well as our current efforts, can be found at our website here. | | | |
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Taveau Church Update Cordesville, SC
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As we being our emergency stabilization work, we wish to recognize our first flagship donation given to us earlier this year by the Cordesville United Methodist Church. Thank you to the congregation for their support and partnership. (Pictured: Charlena Rivers and Cynthia Gibbs) | | | |
This multi-year restoration project will return the historic church to usefulness as a local community space that is befitting of Taveau’s history and cultural legacy. We hope that you support this effort. | |
If you would like to learn more about this project, and donate to our efforts, you may do so here | | |
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We are pleased to share that as of November 1, 2023, ownership and access to the ca.1845 home has to been granted to Preservation SC. It is our intent to work with the community to not only find a purpose for this significant building, but also to ensure it will be standing for another 178 years. Learn more here. | | | |
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- The National Trust for Historic Preservation announces its new President and CEO, Carol Quillen. Learn more here.
- Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society receives $1,250,000 in funding from the South Carolina State budget for the stabilization and preservation of the historic Pon Pon Chapel of Ease. Learn more here.
- National Park Service awards the City of Dillion a grant to support the stabilization of their commercial Historic District buildings. Learn more here.
- Pendleton Historic Foundation's restoration of the historic Jenkins House and Farm underway. Learn more here. | |
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY Spring & Summer 2024 | |
Immediate openings for 1-2 Preservation Easement Interns for spring and summer 2024. Learn more here.
Preservation SC’s Preservation Easement Program evolved as a part of the organization’s revolving fund initiative, which is used to purchase, rehabilitate, and resell at-risk historic properties. Today, Preservation SC holds 43 easements across the state. These easements include textile mills, houses, slave dwellings, and rural churches. | |
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Preservation South Carolina1103 Little Street, Suite 5 Camden, SC 29020803.729.7782 | |
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