Historic Charleston Foundation and US/ICOMOS

The Historic Charleston Foundation is a long-standing partner of US/ICOMOS, regularly hosting a US/ICOMOS International Intern.  Historic Charleston also served as host and co-sponsor of the 8th US/ICOMOS International Scientific Symposium.

The Historic Charleston Foundation was founded in 1947 to preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston's architectural, historical and cultural heritage. The Foundation seeks to achieve this through active advocacy, participation in community planning, innovative educational and volunteer programs, the preservation of properties, research, and technical and financial assistance programs.

Recently, Historic Charleston added a new section to its website that contains a series of maps illustrating various facets of Charleston's history.  Cameron Hartnell, 2004 US/ICOMOS Intern from Australia, worked on this project under the supervision of Katherine Saunders (Associate Director of Preservation for the Historic Charleston Foundation) and in cooperation with Clemson University (see the report on his internship).

This new cartographic section illustrations the geographic changes to the Charleston peninsula through landfill and historic development, the areas of devastation from fires in downtown Charleston, the extent of the Historic Charleston Foundation's successful covenants and easements programs, and other interesting historical information.

To visit the site, go to http://www.historiccharleston.org/experience/charleston.html

Visit these links for other US/ICOMOS International Interns in Charleston: