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.
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Nathaniel Russell House
Restored to c.1808, a National Historic Landmark with ongoing archaeology.
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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
2024 Fall Gala
2024 Fall Gala
Join us for the inaugural Historic Charleston Foundation Fall Gala, on Thursday, November 7th at the Aiken-Rhett House, c.1820.
Nov 7
7:00 pm
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PreserVISIONist Soirée 2024
PreserVISIONist Soirée 2024
Feat. The Midnight City Band, join us for the annual fundraising event with an exclusive silent auction. (Psst, there will be a viral moment during the event you won't want to miss.)
Nov 8
7:00 pm
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Art and Architecture: Courier Square and ACBA
Art and Architecture: Courier Square and ACBA
In the first of a four-part series, join HCF and speaker, Christian Sottile, AIA, at the American College of the Building Arts to learn more about Courier Square.
Nov 13
2:00 pm
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Art and Architecture: Archaeobotanical Studies and the Stories They Reveal
Art and Architecture: Archaeobotanical Studies and the Stories They Reveal
The third program of the four-part series, dive deeper into the research of Dr. Chantel White's research and her discoveries about the lives of the enslaved in Charleston.
Jan 8
10:00 am
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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
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