SC State Board of Review
National Register of Historic Places

SC State Board of Review Meeting March 2010

Responsibility for determining which properties within a state meet the National Register criteria for listing lies with the State Historic Preservation Officer and the State Board of Review. Before any National Register nominations are submitted to the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, they must be approved by this board, whose membership includes professionals in the fields of architecture, architectural history, history, archaeology, and other related disciplines. In addition, interested citizens are needed on the board. If a property meets the National Register criteria, the board recommends it for nomination.

In addition to this function, state laws give the Board authority to make decisions in specific situations involving local historic property tax incentives, state tax incentives, and state owned properties that are listed in the National Register.

The Board meets three times each year, typically on the third Friday in March, the fourth Friday in July, and the third Friday in November (these dates are subject to change). Terms of service for Board members are for two years, with the option of a two-year reappointment term.

Current Board members
(listed with hometown and profession or affiliation) are:

 Mr. William L. Kinney, Jr., Chairman
 Bennettsville
 Newspaper Editor
 Member, SC Archives & History Commission
 
 Dr. A.V. Huff, Jr.
 Greenville
 Professor of History and V.P. for Academic Affairs 
 (Retired), Furman University
 Chairman, SC Archives & History Commission

 Dr. J. Edward Lee
 York
 Assoc. Professor of History, Winthrop University
 Member, SC Archives & History Commission

 Dr. Abel Bartley
 Clemson
 Associate Professor of History
 Clemson University

 Dr. Lydia Mattice Brandt
 Columbia
 Assistant Professor of Art
 University of South Carolina
  
 Mrs. Rosa Kennerly-Dance
 Neeses
 Great Branch Rosenwald Teacherage

 Mr. Douglas Taylor, AIA
 Lexington
 Architect

 Mr. Sean Taylor
 Columbia
 Archaeologist
 SC Department of Natural Resources

 Mrs. Elaine Harris
 Pacolet
 Mayor, Town of Pacolet

 Mr. John Sherrer
 Columbia
 Director of Cultural Resources, Historic Columbia Foundation

 Dr. Carter C. Hudgins    
 Charleston
 Archaeologist
 Drayton Hall

 Mr. Adam Emrick
 Conway
 Horry County Senior Planner

 Dr. Louis Venters
 Florence
 Assistant Professor of History, Francis Marion University