Story by: The Post and Courier
March 7, 2024
Winners from this year’s Carolopolis Awards represented a wide range of architectural styles and a large swath of the Charleston area.
Presented by the Preservation Society of Charleston, the 70th annual awards named 12 building projects representing the best in the safekeeping of historical architecture in the Charleston area. The Preservation Society has granted 1,500 awards during its 70-year run. This year’s awards took place on Feb. 29 at The Charleston Place.
“Carolopolis projects are rarely about any one individual but how groups of those devoted to stewardship can collectively work together to tacklen challenges that can appear insurmountable,” Brian Turner, the Preservation Society’s president, said in a statement.
The awards span five categories: exterior, interior, new construction, resilience and pro merito. Pro merito awards recognize past Carolopolis winners for a commitment to preservation. Boone Hall’s cotton gin house received two awards for its interior and exterior work. Interior awards hinge on the public being able to experience the work. Carroll said it’s uncommon for a property to receive two awards at a single Carolopolis event.
Boone Hall broke ground on renovating the building in 2022, and the project to turn the interior into a museum and gift shop had origins in 2007, according to the Moultrie News.
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