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
Easement Education Series: Insurance
Easement Education Series: Insurance
As an exclusive benefit for our Easement and Covenant Homeowners, HCF is offering a series of educational sessions to help navigate topics and issues that face owners of historic properties each day. In the first of three programs, join us for the first topic: insurance!
Jun 10
5:15 pm
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Dive deeper into ongoing initiatives, our House Museums and advocacy issues directly from Historic Charleston Foundation.