Publications

The State Historic Preservation Office has the following publications available online in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

A Teacher's Guide to African American Historic Places in South Carolina (13 MB)
                 Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
                 Places to Visit & Internet Resources
                 Standard Indicator Index
                 Time Period Index
                 Alphabetical Index
                 Subject Index

African American Historic Places in South Carolina (5.6 MB)
                 Addendum, July 2009 - June 2011 (2.2 MB)

Complying with Architectural Covenants

Consultant's Guide to Survey & National Register Files

Financial Incentives Guide for South Carolina's Historic Resources

Historic Districts are Good for Your Pocketbook: The Impact of Local Historic Districts on House Prices in South Carolina

Make Your Dream a Reality: A Community Group Guide to a Historic Preservation Project (6.3 MB) Appendices (8 MB)

Preserving Our Past to Build a Healthy Future: A Historic Preservation Plan for South Carolina, 2007-2015

Smiling Faces Historic Places: The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in South Carolina

South Carolina's Historic Cemeteries: A Preservation Handbook (2.2 MB)

South Carolina Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Investigations

Survey Manual: Statewide Survey of Historic Places

Paper copies of Preserving Our Past to Build a Healthy Future may be obtained from Jennifer Satterthwaite, 803-896-6171.

The Department of Archives and History also has many publications available for purchase.