State Historic Preservation Office Staff Contacts
for Project Review under Federal and State Laws
Caroline Dover Wilson
Review and Compliance Coordinator
mailto:cwilson@scdah.state.sc.us
803-896-6169
Review Responsibilities: Coordinates review of state and federal projects with potential to affect buildings, structures, sites, and districts with historic/architectural significance.
Screens incoming mail and distributes state and federal projects for review to appropriate staff members.
Area of State: entire state
Fran Knight
Archaeologist
fknight@scdah.state.sc.us
803-896-5487
Review Responsibilities: Coordinates review of federal and state projects with the potential to affect archaeological resources in assigned counties.
Area of State: Beaufort, Berkeley, Colleton, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Marion, and Williamsburg Counties
Chuck Cantley
Archaeologist and GIS Coordinator
ccantley@scdah.state.sc.us
803-896-6181
Review Responsibilities: Coordinates review of federal and state projects with the potential to affect archaeological resources in assigned counties.
Maintains spatial databases of historic and archaeological resources in GIS and provides access to consultants and government planners as appropriate.
Area of State: Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, and York Counties
David Kelly
DOT Project Reviewer and Survey Coordinator
kelly@scdah.state.sc.us
803-896-6184
Review Responsibilities: Coordinates review of SC Department of Transportation highway projects and transportation enhancement grant projects.
Area of State: entire state
John Sylvest
DOE - Savannah River Site Project Coordinator and State Owned or Leased Historic Properties Program Coordinator
sylvest@scdah.state.sc.us
803-896-6129
Review Responsibilities: Coordinates review of DOE projects at the Savannah River Site.
Coordinates the State Owned or Leased Historic Properties Program.
Area of State: entire state (state owned historic properties)
Dan Elswick
Historic Architecture Consultant
elswick@scdah.state.sc.us
803-896-6174
Review Responsibilities: Reviews and comments on plans for rehabilitation of historic buildings and other design issues.
Area of State: entire state