Protecting Our Past
Championing Our Future

We lead the way in preserving Charleston's heritage through our Preservation initiatives, Advocacy efforts, and House Museums. Experience our mission firsthand at the Aiken-Rhett and Nathaniel Russell Houses, showcasing Charleston's rich history.

Our Mission

Our mission is to advocate for a future for Charleston that honors and protects its people, places, culture, and community.

Our History & Values
Advocacy
Advocacy Issues
Experience HIstory
House Museums
The past is everywhere you look in Charleston – triumphs and tragedies, beauty and brutality, infused in art and architecture and etched in stone. Preserved, and restored, step through the door to be transported back in time. 
Aiken-Rhett House
Preserved “as-found”, a stark example of the wealthy vs. the urban enslaved, c.1820s.
Visit
Nathaniel Russell House
Restored to c.1808, a National Historic Landmark with ongoing archaeology.
Visit
PReservation Programs

Common Cause Loan Fund

Events & Programming

Experience Historic Charleston

Dive deeper into Charleston’s history through House Museum tours, Foundation programs and annual fundraising events.
Parties
Oysters by the Battery 2025
Oysters by the Battery 2025
Kick-off 2025 with the PreserVISIONists for an annual favorite: Oysters by the Battery! Join us at the Capt. James Missroon House for oysters, beverages and live music. Members receive a discount.
Jan 30
5:30 pm
Tickets
Parties
Art and Architecture: The Sometimes "Disturbing Art" of Architecture at the Middleton Inn
Art and Architecture: The Sometimes "Disturbing Art" of Architecture at the Middleton Inn
In the last of the four-part series, join us for an excursion to The Inn at Middleton Place, a award-winning work of modern architecture.
Feb 5
10:00 am
Tickets

Get Involved

From the Foundation

Stay up to date

Dive deeper into ongoing initiatives, our House Museums and advocacy issues directly from Historic Charleston Foundation.