South Carolina Historic Preservation Plan Survey

Please help us develop South Carolina's next state historic preservation plan by taking this brief 10-question survey. Thank you!

1.Which of the following categories describe your involvement with historic preservation? Select all that apply.

Owner of historic property

Interested citizen

Educator

Student

Member of local architectural review board

Elected government official

Local government

State government

Federal government

Tribal organization

Archaeologist

Architect

Professional preservation consultant

Historian / Architectural Historian

Builder / Contractor / Craftsperson

Non-profit organization

Museum or historic site

Downtown revitalization (“Main Street”) / economic development

Heritage tourism

Volunteer

Other (please specify)

None of the above

2.Please indicate your region of the state.

Appalachian (Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg counties)

B-C-D (Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties)

Catawba (Chester, Lancaster, Union, and York counties)

Central Midlands (Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland counties)

Lowcountry (Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties)

Lower Savannah (Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, and Orangeburg counties)

Pee Dee (Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro counties)

Santee-Lynches (Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, and Sumter counties)

Upper Savannah (Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, and Saluda counties

Waccamaw (Georgetown, Horry, and Williamsburg counties)

Out of state

Other (please specify)

3.How would you characterize where you live?

Rural

Small town

Suburb

City / urban

4.What is your age?

Under 25

25-40

41-60

61 or older

Prefer not to answer

5.How do you respond to the following statements:
Use a 1 to 5 scale, with 1=strongly agree and 5=strongly disagree

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

Historic places are important to tourism in South Carolina.

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

Historic preservation contributes to economic development in South Carolina.

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

Historic places contribute to community pride and quality of life in South Carolina.

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

Historic places make our communities more attractive.

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

Historic preservation is a sustainable activity that benefits the environment.

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

Historic places are important for educating both children and adults about the past.

Strongly disasgree

Disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

N/A

6.What are the major threats to the preservation of historic properties in the state? Select up to 5.

Vacancy / disinvestment / deferred maintenance

Changes in community demographics (aging populations, loss of population, etc.)

Development pressures

Inappropriate renovations / flips

Tear downs / in fill

Vandalizing / looting archeological sites

Natural disasters

Increased flooding

Lack of government incentives

Lack of legal protections

Lack of attention to underrepresented resources

Lack of awareness of preservation tools

Little or no interest in historic preservation

Few or no preservation advocate(s)

Increasing construction costs

Difficult to find contractors with historic building experience

Loss of local leadership or knowledge

Other (please specify)

7.Which historic properties in your area are the most threatened and in need of preservation help? Select up to 5.

African American buildings and sites

Agricultural buildings and structures

Archaeological sites

Battlefields and other military-associated properties

Cemeteries

Churches

Courthouses and city halls

Crossroads communities

Depots, roads, bridges, and other transportation-related resources

Downtowns

Houses

Maritime resources / lighthouses

Mid-twentieth-century buildings (1950s-1970s)

Residential neighborhoods

Rural landscapes (farmland, rice fields, plantation lands, mill ponds, orchards, etc.)

Schools

Small towns

Textile mills and villages

Other (please specify)

8.What would encourage and/or assist historic preservation efforts where you live? Select up to 5.

Increased public funding for historic preservation.

Increased public awareness of the older and historic places in the community.

Connecting preservation with sustainability, economic development, and planning.

Local ordinances / regulation to protect older and historic places.

Informed elected officials knowledgeable about historic preservation.

Municipal employees with greater knowledge of local, state and/or federal preservation programs.

Gathering and maintaining up-to-date information about older and historic places, including archaeological sites.

Identification and preservation of places associated with underrepresented history.

Access to reputable and easy-to-understand online resources.

Access to qualified contractors and tradespeople.

Access to knowledgeable technical experts.

Adding more properties to the National Register of Historic Places.

Other (please specify)

9.Help us gather examples of projects that have helped preserve and protect historic places and their stories in South Carolina. Please share an example of a preservation success story …it can be a building, a historic site or place, an event, a project, an organization, etc.