Event Dime

Speaking of Historic Preservation

When:

September 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Where:

Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street, Charleston, SC

Source:

6AM City Charleston – Events

As sister cities, both starting as young colonies on the East Coast, New York and Charleston have similar yet vastly different growth trajectories. While New York gave up architecture for ‘progress’, Charleston has been recognized as the birthplace of the historic preservation movement. Join Charleston Library Society Board member Bob Macdonald, Director Emeritus of the Museum of the City of New York, for a conversation with Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, on the chal