On Thursday, February 29, 2024, the Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) hosted the 70th Carolopolis Awards, presented by Carriage Properties and The Charleston Place. Through this year’s program, the PSC recognized a diverse group of 12 winning projects. The Carolopolis Awards ceremony and reception is the PSC’s marquee event, celebrating and honoring the very best of preservation work in Charleston and the Lowcountry.
“Carolopolis projects are rarely about any one individual, but how groups of those devoted to stewardship can collectively work together to tackle challenges that can appear insurmountable,” said Brian Turner, President & CEO of the Preservation Society.
This year, the PSC is celebrating 70 years of honoring exemplary preservation work across the Charleston area. Over that time, nearly 1,500 awards have recognized a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional projects.
“From the first Carolopolis Award in 1953, still mounted at 313 King St., to the new construction projects we recognized this year, the Carolopolis Awards represent a continuous devotion to quality preservation-minded work, and a reminder of the people and events that preceded us,” Turner said.
This year’s 12 Carolopolis-winning projects span the downtown peninsula, into North Charleston, and east of the Cooper River.
Carolopolis plaques are awarded annually across five categories: Exterior, Interior, New Construction, Resilience, and Pro Merito, which is presented to previous Carolopolis Award-winners that continue to showcase preservation excellence or have undergone a second exterior rehabilitation or restoration.
The awards were handed out Thursday, Feb. 29, before a sold-out crowd at The Charleston Place.
FULL LIST OF CAROLOPOLIS AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS RECOGNIZED:
Exterior Awards
- 94 Sheppard St.
- Boone Hall Gin House (also receiving an interior award)
- 59 Chapel St.
- 123 King St.
- 22 Sheppard St.
- 95 Line St.
- Starlight Motor Inn (3245 Rivers Ave.)
Interior Awards
- Boone Hall Gin House (also receiving an exterior award)
Pro Merito Awards
- 332 King St.
- 66 Warren St.
New Construction Awards
- Father Grants Court
- 741 Meeting St.
- 151 Queen St.
