Name/Title
Public Monument Conservation ProjectEntry/Object ID
2007.001.01Scope and Content
The Public Monument Conservation Project was an inventory of significant statuary and monuments all over the U.S. Works of historical or artistic importance were catalogued into a national database to provide a listing of sculptural heritage. Funded by a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust and coordinated by the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property and the American Association for State and Local History, the project included an assessment of the physical condition of each monument; a description of its appearance and composition (including photographs when possible); an explanation of the monument's significance; and as much background information on each monument as could be discovered. The City of Charleston's Department of Parks was the agency responsible for carrying out the project in Charleston.
Files are arranged by location of the monument/statue as follows:
WHITE POINT GARDENS
USS Hobson Memorial (Hobson Monument)
USS Amberjack Memorial
Hunley Fountain
Monument to the Defenders of Fort Moultrie (Jasper Monument)
Monument to William Gilmore Simms (Simms Bust, Simms Monument)
Monument to the Confederate Defenders of Charleston (Fort Sumter Monument)
GIBBES MUSEUM
Nymph (by Guarnerio)
Lotus (by Loppnow)
Knaefiel-Ackyad (1984, by Abdell)
Ackyard-Knaefiel (1985, by Abdell)
MARION SQUARE
Memorial to Wade Hampton (Hampton Obelisk)
Shaft to John C. Calhoun (Calhoun Monument)
WASHINGTON SQUARE
Shaft to the Washington Light Infantry (Washington Light Infantry Monument)
The Timrod Memorial (Timrod Bust)
Memorial to Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson
Memorial Marker to Captain John Christie
Memorial Arch to Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (Beauregard Monument)
Salvadore Monument
The Little Dancers (The Little Angels)
WATERFRONT PARK
Vendue Plaza Fountain
The Pineapple Fountain
MISCELLANEOUS SITES
L. Mendel Rivers Memorial (County Courthouse, west side)
Murray Boulevard Monument (Murray Boulevard & Rutledge Avenue)
The Fountain at Wragg Mall (Wragg Plaza)
Collection also includes background information related to the project including general guidelines, field guide and instruction manual, and correspondence (1986-87); information added by HCF staff in 2001 including survey forms for the Holocaust Memorial Monument and Siege of Charleston Monument, survey forms for miscellaneous plaques, and news articles about the monument to Sallie F. Chapin and the relocation of the statue of William Pitt.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation ArchivesAcquisition
Accession
2007.001.Source or Donor
New Archives Catalog Records (2007)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Public sculpture, Monuments, Statues, Memorials, Fountains, PlaquesSearch Terms
Murray Boulevard, Wragg Square/Wragg Street/Aiken's Row, White Point Garden (Charleston, S.C.), Gibbes Museum of Art (Charleston, S.C.), Washington Square Park (Charleston, S.C.), Marion Square (Charleston, S.C.), Waterfront Park (Charleston, S.C.), Calhoun Monument (Charleston, S.C.)Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1987Archive Size/Extent
1 Document BoxArchive Notes
Date(s) Assembled: 1987-2001Location
Location
Shelf
Archives D-12Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Moved By
Katherine PembertonDate
November 22, 2017Location
Shelf
Archives D-18, Archives D-18Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2019.001.01, 2020.001.2Related Publications
Notes
City Records Manager's office also has the survey.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 13, 2007Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023