Walking Tour to be Announced
Walking Tour of Charleston Square: Renewal
Charleston’s historic Courthouse Square has been the scene of many renewals and rebuildings since the 1830s. Join the Charleston Historic Preservation Commission in partnership with the Academy of Lifelong Learning for an hour-long architectural walking tour highlighting renewals of the 1870s, 1920s, 1950s, and today.
Welcome
On October 19, 2004, the creation of the Charleston Historic Preservation Commission was approved by the Charleston City Council pursuant to Ordinance 04-0-51.
HPC Members
The Commission consists of seven (7) voting members, residents of the City of Charleston, appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. Non-voting, ex-officio members may be appointed to the Commission by the Mayor with the recommendation of the Commission chair. Ex officio members may serve any number of one-year terms and need not be residents of the city.
The members shall be appointed on the basis of expertise, experience or interest in the area of architectural history, building construction or engineering, finance, historical and architectural preservation, neighborhood associations, or real estate. Current members of the Charleston HPC are:
Kit Morice, Chair
Merry Lichtenberger, Vice-Chair
Giuliana Dongu, Secretary
Bob Bertrand
Kathy Lynch
Stacy Lynn
Glenna Starkey
Nora Pat Small, Ex officio
Matt Madigan, Ex officio
