Historic preservation for a living city : Historic Charleston Foundation, 1947-1997 Robert R. Weyeneth

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weyeneth, Robert R., 1950-

Series:

Historic Charleston Foundation studies in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic Charleston Foundation (Charleston, S.C.)--History.

Charleston (S.C.)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Historic preservation--South Carolina--Charleston--History--20th century.

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--South Carolina--Charleston.

Physical Description:

xxii, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, c2000.

Contents:

Ancestral Architecture: The Early Preservation Movement in Charleston

The Founding and First Years of Historic Charleston Foundation

The Nathaniel Russell House

Ansonborough: Revolving Funds and Area Rehabilitation

Let the Old Exist in Harmony with the New: Preservation Planning

The "Battle of Charleston": The Controversy over Charleston Place

Keeping Sound the Legacy: Conservation Strategies and Programs

A Regional and Environmental Agenda

Financing Preservation

Continuities and New Directions

Historic Preservation in Charleston: A Time Line of Significant Twentieth-Century Events

Officers of Historic Charleston Foundation Since 1947

Trustees of Historic Charleston Foundation Since 1947

Staff of Historic Charleston Foundation Since 1947

Covenants Held by Historic Charleston Foundation as of 1997

Easements Held by Historic Charleston Foundation as of 1997.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-246) and index.

ISBN:

1570033536 (alk. paper)

9781570033537 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

43397034