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
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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
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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