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
                 Electronic "Flip Book" Version (courtesy SC Department of Education)

African American Historic Places in South Carolina (5.6 MB) 
                 Addendum, July 2009 - June 2012 (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

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