Historic Preservation & Community Planning at College of Charleston

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The HPCP major introduces history, theory & practice of historic preservation & necessary linking of preservation w/parallel issues in community planning.

10/19/2026

Today students in Prof. Gilmores ‘How It’s Made’ class had the opportunity to lean blacksmithing skills! This course teaches future preservationists hands on skills and allows them to further appreciate the gorgeous built environment in the city we call home!

10/12/2026

We are excited to share an upcoming event with James Beard award winning author and culinary historian Michael Twitty! As part of his visit to our department, we will be hosting a public book chat and discussion surrounding Twitty s most recent publication ‘Recipes from the American South’. Join us on Sunday, November 8th at 5:30pm in room 380 at the Simon’s Center for the Arts. This promises to be an engaging event, discussing food, memory and belonging!
Co-hosted in collaboration with Middleton Place Foundation

10/08/2026

It was a great day of researching historic properties at the Avery Research Center today! Students had the opportunity to find out more about their properties and look through primary sources!

09/18/2026

Students in Prof. Nestor’s Introduction to Historic Preservation class had the opportunity to learn new rendering skills this week, sketching our very own Randolph Hall! We are so lucky to have such a beautiful and historic campus!

09/17/2026

Last weekend, in collaboration with Dr. Bernard. Powers, , Prof. Rebecca Moffatt had the opportunity to speak at Middleton Pllace, as part of their ‘Conversations of Freedom’ series. Prof. Moffatt is currently researching the connection between those who left Charleston and made their way to Canada, in search of freedom… and what life was like for them when they arrived.

09/02/2026

Come see us today at the study abroad fair at Cougar Mall to learn about our upcoming Maymester in Scotland! We will be here from 10-1! Our trip will let you visit Edinburgh, Glasgow, isle of Arran, ending with a hands-on visit to Dumfries House! Please reach out for more information, we would love to share more about our plans!

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08/26/2026

Students in HPCP got in some practice measuring and documenting historic buildings today with Prof Nestor!

08/26/2026

We had a lovely (although warm) day wondering Ansonborough today, for our Researching Historic Properties class. Each student will spend the semester exploring the history of a property, culminating in a thorough report at the need of the semester! We can’t wait to learn more about these properties and see the end result!

08/02/2026

Dr. Gilmore's recent The Post and Courier piece on the fallout for Charleston of someone wanting to build an arch as quickly as possible in Washington, DC. Preservation Society of Charleston Preservation Action Preservation South Carolina Clemson Historic Preservation in Charleston Charleston History before 1945https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/section-106-charleston-threat/article_42eab0c1-d7d2-4481-a801-836acba4bdca.html

Charleston's economy is tied with its history, and the National Historic Preservation Act, specifically Section 106, has protected that history since 1966. Now it's under threat of being diluted.

06/09/2026

College of Charleston students visited an incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site Tosho-gu Shinto shrine in Nikko, Japan thanks to College of Charleston Center for International Education and Joanna Gilmore and Grant Gilmore.

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12 Bull Street
Charleston, SC
29404

Website

http://arthistory.cofc.edu/hpcp/index.php

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