The Preservation Society of Charleston awarded its first Carolopolis in 1953 to celebrate excellence in historic preservation, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Fifteen winning projects have been selected in 2023 for the 69th Carolopolis Awards. Before we dive in, let’s outline the awards.

Pro Merito Award: Recognizes properties that obtained a Carolopolis 20+ years ago and have sustained the restoration or have undergone a second (significant) exterior renovation.
Interior Award:Recognizes interior preservation of historic public buildings like churches and cultural centers.
Exterior Award:Recognizes outstanding preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration.
New Construction Award: Recognizes creative design solutions for residential, commercial, and mixed-use infill buildings.
Resilience Award: This inaugural award recognizes projects that have adjusted historic properties to climate conditions while complying with historic preservation best practices.

22 Legare Street

Pro Merito Award

Owner: Summer and Clyde Anderson
Project team: Glenn Keyes Architects, Richard Marks Restorations, Wertimer + Cline Landscape Architects, Botticelli & Pohl Architects, Mark Zeff Interior Design

48 South Battery

Resilience Award

Owner:Stacey and Alison Nutt
Project team: Glenn Keyes Architects, CDS Restoration, LLC, Ables Landscapes

225 Rutledge Avenue

Exterior Award

Owner: Travis Arnett
Project team: Bello Garris Architects, Arnett Construction, Russell Rosen, P.E.

221-223 St. Philip Street

Exterior Award

Owner: Revival Street, LLC
Project team:New World Byzantine, Arnett Construction, Cintra Sedalik, Josh Dunn Landscape Architecture

452 Huger Street

Exterior Award

Owner:Peter and Laura Horlbeck
Project team: American Vernacular, Lloyd Custom Builders, Land Studio

655 East Bay Street

New Construction Award

Owner:Madison Capital Group
Project team: Sottile & Sottile, Cline Design, Thomas & Hutton, Harold K. Jordan & Co., Jordan & Skala Engineers, Inc.

Delta Pharmacy

New Construction Award

Owner: Willis High
Project team: The Middleton Group, Chastain Construction

KKBE Coming Street Cemetery

Exterior Award

Owner: Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
Project team:Ahern’s Anvil, Bennett Preservation Engineering, Clemson University, Ford Restored, Graveyard Shift, Magee Ratcliff Construction, Michael Du Bois Metalworks, Masonry Solutions International, Nicole Isenbarger Archaeology Collective, Stonemeister, UpSouth LLC

The Refinery

New Construction Award

Owner: Refinery on Meeting, LLC
Project team: The Flyway Companies, The Middleton Group, Sottile & Sottile

4 Dingle Street

Exterior Award

Owner: Palmer Harrell
Project team: Brackish Builders, Conner III Builders, Marty Johnson

8 Franklin Street

Resilience Award

Owner: John and Linda Spratt
Project team: Artis Construction, Byers Collaborative

33 Ashton Street

Exterior Award

Owner:Anishi Scott
Project team:Julia F. Martin Architects, JJR Development, LLC, Troy Ayo

77 King Street

Exterior Award

Owner:Ted and Grace Fey
Project team:Dufford Young Architects, Wertimer + Cline Landscape Architects, Tupper Builders

116 Cannon Street

Exterior Award

Owner:Ashley Baize
Project team:Julia F. Martin Architects, Archer Construction, Brian R. Wells

216 Ashley Avenue

Exterior Award

Owner:John and Laura Bush, Mike Ulliman
Project team:Julia F. Martin Architects, Archer Construction, B. Berry Interiors