"Since 1953, the Carolopolis Award has recognized outstanding achievement in exterior restoration, rehabilitation, preservation and new construction. Presented annually by the Preservation Society of Charleston, this prestigious award adorns the entrances of over 1,200 buildings throughout the city and, according to Robert Gurley, an upcoming awards presentation scheduled for Jan. 9 will honor an additional 19 recipients for their efforts to maintain and restore Charleston’s historic architecture.
'The program was developed 50 years ago as a way to recognize and encourage sensitive rehabilitation of historic buildings,” explains Gurley, the assistant director of the Preservation Society of Charleston. “It has grown to include new construction that is sensitive and respectful of the historic architecture around it.'
The nation’s oldest nonprofit member-based preservation organization, the Preservation Society was founded in 1920 to help preserve Charleston’s unique architectural and cultural heritage."
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