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View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sulliv...

Stereograph showing a cannon inside the battery of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina.

St. John's Lutheran Church, 10 Archdale Street, Charleston, Charleston...

Survey number: HABS SC-168 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction

St. John's Lutheran Church, 10 Archdale Street, Charleston, Charleston...

Survey number: HABS SC-168 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction

Varn & Platt Canning Co. Adult shucker whowing [i.e., showing?] the ro...

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Saltus-Habersham House, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Significance: exceptionally tall, this tabby structure originally incorporating three full stories over an elevated basement. It is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century merchant's house constructed along... More

Saltus-Habersham House, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Significance: exceptionally tall, this tabby structure originally incorporating three full stories over an elevated basement. It is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century merchant's house constructed along... More

Paris Mountain State Park, Bathhouse, Paris Mountain State Park, off S...

Significance: Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The CCC was a program of the Emergency Conservation Corps Work Act (ECW) passed by Congress under administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Pu... More

McLeod Plantation, 325 Country Club Road, Charleston, Charleston Count...

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McLeod Plantation, 325 Country Club Road, Charleston, Charleston Count...

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Charleston after bombardment, Dec., 1861 - Ruins of St. Finbar's Cathe...

Photograph shows the damaged ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar on Broad Street after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Printed on label: "No. 6." Forms part of... More

James Rhett House, 303 Federal Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-538 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base Charleston, Building No. 32 Smokestack, Hobson Avenue,...

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U.S. Naval Base Charleston, Building No. 32 Smokestack, Hobson Avenue,...

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Colonel John Stuart House, Carriage House, 106 Tradd Street, Charlesto...

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Fort Sumter as seen from Morris Island, Charleston harbor, S.C.

Photograph shows the lighthouse constructed by the Union Army inside the fort and the heavily damaged exterior on the right flank after the bombardment.

Thomas Heyward, Jr. House, Stable Building, 87 Church Street, Charlest...

Survey number: HABS SC-64-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000576

Thomas Heyward, Jr. House, Stable Building, 87 Church Street, Charlest...

Survey number: HABS SC-64-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000576

Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...

Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More

Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...

Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More

Harper-Featherstone Farm, Machine Shop, .7 mile west of County Road 81...

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Dirleton Plantation, Road S-22-52 vicinity, Georgetown, Georgetown Cou...

Survey number: HABS SC-477 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Helena Island Parish, Edgar Fripp Mausoleum, Junction County Roads...

Significance: The Edgar Fripp Mausoleum is an outstanding example of mid-19th century gravestone art and architecture and reflects the social status of the deceased. Built of stone in the Egyptian Revival style... More

William Enston Home, Water Tower, 900 King Street, Charleston, Charles...

Significance: The picturesque water tower was built as part of the Home's original water and sewage system. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N233 Survey number: HABS SC-686-E Nation... More

Ashtabula, State Route 88, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC

Significance: An interesting example of the Greek Revival style as developed in "up-country" South Carolina. Ashtablua was home to a succession of prominent agriculturalists and community leaders. Survey numbe... More

Crocketville Country Store, US 601 & Route 14, Crocketville, Hampton C...

Survey number: HABS SC-602-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction

Philip Porcher House, 19 Archdale Street, Charleston, Charleston Count...

Survey number: HABS SC-165 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Heyward House, 18 Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

Survey number: HABS SC-160 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas E. Ledbetter House, 411 Bayard Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Count...

Survey number: HABS SC-221 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas E. Ledbetter House, 411 Bayard Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Count...

Survey number: HABS SC-221 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Oaks, 100 Laurens Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-458 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Carolina Railroad-Southern Railway Company, 456 King Street, Cha...

Significance: This building was previously the home of William Aiken, first president (1828-1831) of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company. Survey number: HABS SC-373-A National Register of Historic P... More

Elizabeth Barnwell Gough House, 705 Washington Street, Beaufort, Beauf...

Significance: Elizabeth Barnwell (1753-1817) married Richard Gough in 1772, but they later separated. After her father Col. Nathaniel Barnwell died in 1775, Elizabeth had this house built. The house could hav... More

123 West Church Street (Commercial Building), Anderson, Anderson Count...

Significance: None. Vacant until 1936-38 when U.S. Soil Conservation Service used it as warehouse and garage. 1940-42: C.C. Reynolds Skating Rink; 1942-44: Sears warehouse; 1945: Gordon Sherrard Motor Co.; 1947... More

George S. Cook House, 28 South Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston ...

Survey number: HABS SC-672 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George S. Cook House, 28 South Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston ...

Survey number: HABS SC-672 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George S. Cook House, 28 South Battery Street, Charleston, Charleston ...

Survey number: HABS SC-672 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mansfield Plantation, U.S. Route 701 vicinity, Georgetown, Georgetown ...

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Marshlands, College of Charleston (moved from Cooper River), Charlesto...

Significance: A fine rice-plantation house with elaborate and refined architectural details. Survey number: HABS SC-259 Building/structure dates: 1810 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Place... More

Marshlands, College of Charleston (moved from Cooper River), Charlesto...

Significance: A fine rice-plantation house with elaborate and refined architectural details. Survey number: HABS SC-259 Building/structure dates: 1810 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Place... More

Carrington-Carr House, 2 Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

Survey number: HABS SC-522 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christ Church, 2304 Highway 17 North, Mount Pleasant, Charleston Count...

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To the people of Kershaw district. Fellow citizens: An old farmer of y...

Exchange Building & Custom House, 122-26 East Bay Street, Charleston, ...

HABS photo numbers are one off from LC call numbers due to an earlier inclusion of a PAEAA image as the first photo of the record. PAEAA image has since been removed to HABS No. SC-131 (1987). Survey number: H... More

Exchange Building & Custom House, 122-26 East Bay Street, Charleston, ...

HABS photo numbers are one off from LC call numbers due to an earlier inclusion of a PAEAA image as the first photo of the record. PAEAA image has since been removed to HABS No. SC-131 (1987). Survey number: H... More

Exchange Building & Custom House, 122-26 East Bay Street, Charleston, ...

HABS photo numbers are one off from LC call numbers due to an earlier inclusion of a PAEAA image as the first photo of the record. PAEAA image has since been removed to HABS No. SC-131 (1987). Survey number: H... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Columbia, South Carolina, 1872 / C. Dri...

Print showing a bird's-eye view of Columbia, South Carolina with streets, rivers, and railroads labeled; includes a key to numbered places, such as state institutions, public buildings, churches, manufacturing ... More

MacColl House, 1157 Highway 15/401 West, Bennettsville, Marlboro Count...

2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: One of few extant structures built by Scottish highland immigrants in South Carolina the MacColl house is an excellent example of the assimilation of S... More

Naval Base Charleston, Storehouse, West side of Avenue D between Hipp ...

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Naval Base Charleston, Storehouse, West side of Avenue D between Hipp ...

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William Steele House, 89 Beaufain Street, Charleston, Charleston Count...

Survey number: HABS SC-86 Building/structure dates: 1815 Initial Construction

Robert Brewton House, 71 Church Street, Charleston, Charleston County,...

Significance: Earliest existing example of Charleston "single house." Survey number: HABS SC-370 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000700

Robert Brewton House, 71 Church Street, Charleston, Charleston County,...

Significance: Earliest existing example of Charleston "single house." Survey number: HABS SC-370 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000700

Twin spinners in Saxon Mill, Spartenberg [sic], S.C. Joe and Pearl Ste...

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William Vanderhorst House, 54 Tradd Street, Charleston, Charleston Cou...

Survey number: HABS SC-551 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Williams Place, Main House, SC Secondary Road 113, .75 mile North of S...

Significance: The Williams Place is a rural agricultural and residential complex developed between c. 1839 and c. 1850 by a farmer, Robert Rogers Williams for him and his family. The property includes ten log s... More

Williams Place, Main House, SC Secondary Road 113, .75 mile North of S...

Significance: The Williams Place is a rural agricultural and residential complex developed between c. 1839 and c. 1850 by a farmer, Robert Rogers Williams for him and his family. The property includes ten log s... More

Daniel Ravenel House, 68 Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston County, ...

Survey number: HABS SC-133 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 22 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charlest...

Survey number: HABS SC-535 Public domain photograph of church architecture, religious building, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Daniel Blake Tenement, 6-8 (2-4) Courthouse Square, Charleston, Charle...

Significance: Built between 1767-72 by Daniel Blake, a planter at Newington Plantation on Ashley River, is an imposing brick Georgian style double dwelling, 3 1/2 stories high. Dual pedimented entries, highligh... More

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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[Interior view of Fort Wagner, showing quarters of Federal garrison on...

Photograph shows four men standing on the parapet overlooking Charleston harbor, and an American flag waving above the fort in the distance. Gun batteries are in the foreground. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015;... More

Drayton Hall, Ashley River Road (State Route 61), Charleston, Charlest...

Significance: Constructed and inhabited by one of South Carolina's most prominent families, Drayton Hall is one of the finest surviving plantation houses in the country. Virtually unaltered, the house is an ear... More

Colonel Issac Motte House, 30 Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston C...

Significance: A pre-Revolutionary house which belonged to Colonel Isaac Motte, a member of the Continental Congress, with notable architectural details. Survey number: HABS SC-263 Building/structure dates: ca... More

Mulberry, U.S. Route 521, Camden, Kershaw County, SC

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Mulberry, U.S. Route 521, Camden, Kershaw County, SC

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Colonel John Algernon Sydney Ashe House, 26 South Battery, Charleston,...

Survey number: HABS SC-114 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colonel John Algernon Sydney Ashe House, 26 South Battery, Charleston,...

Survey number: HABS SC-114 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

200 Block of King Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-802 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burt-Stark Mansion, 400 North Main Street, Abbeville, Abbeville County...

2011 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: The Burt-Stark house was constructed around 1850 by David Lesly, a local lawyer and planter, and came in the midst of a building spree among Abbeville'... More

Burt-Stark Mansion, 400 North Main Street, Abbeville, Abbeville County...

2011 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: The Burt-Stark house was constructed around 1850 by David Lesly, a local lawyer and planter, and came in the midst of a building spree among Abbeville'... More

Auldbrass, Stable Complex, River Road, Yemassee, Hampton County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-354-A Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

College of Charleston, Porter's Lodge, 66 George Street, Charleston, C...

Significance: This building is part of the original campus of the College of Charleston. While the "free school lands" were set aside by the colony in 1712, the land was not utilized for this purpose until char... More

Fort Hill, Kitchen, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County...

Significance: This reconstruction was designed to suggest the type of kitchen which might have been a part of the Fort Hill complex. Various parts of the fabric of the building were taken from period buildings,... More

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, 90 Hasell Street, Charleston, Char...

Significance: A mid-19th century religious building housing an old historic congregation, with notable architectural character. The second oldest synagogue building in the United States of America. Unprocessed... More

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, 90 Hasell Street, Charleston, Char...

Significance: A mid-19th century religious building housing an old historic congregation, with notable architectural character. The second oldest synagogue building in the United States of America. Unprocessed... More

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, 90 Hasell Street, Charleston, Char...

Significance: A mid-19th century religious building housing an old historic congregation, with notable architectural character. The second oldest synagogue building in the United States of America. Unprocessed... More

Stephan Williams House, U.S. Route 176, Holly Hill, Orangeburg County,...

Survey number: HABS SC-483 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stephan Williams House, U.S. Route 176, Holly Hill, Orangeburg County,...

Survey number: HABS SC-483 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. Peter Fayssoux House, 126 Tradd Street, Charleston, Charleston Cou...

Survey number: HABS SC-468 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brewton-Sawter House, 77 Church Street, Charleston, Charleston County,...

Survey number: HABS SC-191 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First Scots Presbyterian Church, 57 Meeting Street, Charleston, Charle...

Survey number: HABS SC-80 Public domain photograph of church architecture, religious building, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Norman J. Hall, Friday, March 01, 1861 (List of provisions at Fort Su...

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Robert Anderson to Samuel Cooper, Thursday, February 28, 1861 (Reinfo...

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