Name/Title
Festival of Houses and GardensEntry/Object ID
HCF.FOHG.Scope and Content
One of the first fundraising programs developed by Historic Charleston Foundation after its incorporation in 1947 was its annual spring tours of historic houses, during which trained “hostesses” would guide visitors through several private homes in Charleston’s historic district. In addition to raising revenue to support Historic Charleston Foundation’s preservation efforts, the tours performed an educational function by presenting Charleston architecture and decorative arts to both visitors and residents alike. The Festival of Houses and Gardens has become one of the nation’s most well-known heritage tours, having been named to the Top Twenty Events in the Southeast by the Southeastern Tourism Association for several years. The program’s popularity grew each year until 2020 when it was cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, the FOHG was reimagined to accommodate the restrictions and best-practices in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, implementing virtual programming for the first few weeks, and commencing with in-person events through the end of May.
continues to grow each year.
The Festival of Houses and Gardens was
This collection consists of tour publicity, including posters, brochures, and guidebooks, and this collection features some of the promotional materials from the first ten years of the annual tours of houses. Of particular note are the guidebooks which contain not only house histories written by Samuel Gaillard Stoney, Jr., accompanied by photographs by numerous Charleston photographers, but also information about Historic Charleston Foundation and its activities, essays, maps, and advertisements for a variety of local businesses.Collection
HCF Institutional RecordsAcquisition
Accession
HCF.Source or Donor
HCF Institutional RecordsAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
FestivalsSearch Terms
Festival of Houses / FOH, Historic Charleston Foundation--ToursArchive Details
Creator
Historic Charleston FoundationArchive Size/Extent
2 document boxes, postersArchive Notes
Date(s): 1954+
Level of Description: Series
System of Arrangement: Filed in chronological order. Where there is a brochure and a schedule/program for the year, the brochure is filed before the schedule/program. Tickets are in a separate file.Location
Location
Shelf
Archives C-1Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
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Notes
2008.003.15a-b, 2012.010.094.1-7, HCF.FOHG.001, HCF.FOHG.002Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 14, 2004Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
March 30, 2021