Preservation Follows Understanding: New Discoveries in Charleston Architecture / Pivotal Moments in the Preservation of a City [DVD]

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Preservation Follows Understanding: New Discoveries in Charleston Architecture / Pivotal Moments in the Preservation of a City [DVD]

Entry/Object ID

2015.002.053

Secondary Title

Architectural Forum on the Threshold of a New Millennium The Challenge of Historic Preservation in Charleston Today and Tomorrow: The Challenge of Historic Preservation Past is Prologue: The History of Our Accomplishments

Description

One of several sessions of the Architectural Forum, held as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Historic Charleston Foundation. Two presentations: "Preservation Follows Understanding: New Discoveries in Charleston Architecture" (Jonathan Poston, Director of Preservation, HCF). Traces the evolution of the scholarship of Charleston architecture and discusses his newly published book "The Buildings of Charleston." "Pivotal Moments in the Preservation of a City" (Charles Duell, President, Middleton Foundation). Discusses several pivotal periods in the development of historic preservation in Charleston: establishment of the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings (1920); adoption of the first historic zoning ordinance (1931); publication of This is Charleston and the establishment of Historic Charleston Foundation and its house tours (1940s); Francis Edmunds named Executive Director of HCF (1955); Charleston Hotel and "Three Sisters" demolished leads to an amendment of the zoning ordinance (1960s); Charleston's tricentennial year, the opening of the Mills House, National Trust conference, Feiss-Wright architectural study, 1974 preservation plan, etc. (early 1970s); election of Mayor Riley, expansion of the Old and Historic District, Drayton Hall becomes part of National Trust (late 1970s); future of Charleston Place resolved, full-time preservation officer hired by City (1983); Hurricane Hugo recovery, HCF takes over the Aiken-Rhett House and McLeod Plantation and purchases the Gibbes House and Mulberry Plantation, the Calhoun Street Corridor (1990s). 1 videodisc (DVD) : 96 min.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2015.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2015)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Historic preservation--South Carolina--Charleston, Architecture--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

DVD

Publication Details

Author

Duell, Charles, Poston, Jonathan H., 1954-

Series

Historic Charleston Foundation Architectural Forum (50th Anniversary)

Publisher

Historic Charleston Foundation

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

1997

Call No.

NA108 .C4 A732 1997b

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2008.002.0168

General Notes

Note

Notes: Full title of forum series: Architectural Forum on the Threshold of a New Millennium. "The Challenge of Historic Preservation in Charleston." Saturday, November 8, 1997. Today and Tomorrow: The Challenge of Historic Preservation: Past is Prologue: The History of Our Accomplishments. Presented at the Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, SC. Produced by IVS Video, Inc. (Charleston, SC). Two presentations: Preservation Follows Understanding: New Discoveries in Charleston Architecture Pivotal Moments in the Preservation of a City

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Create Date

August 3, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

May 24, 2023