Current NHLs in South Carolina
The 76 NHLs in South Carolina are distributed across 16 of the 46 counties in the state; 42 of the 76 are located in Charleston County.
| [8] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated [9] | Location | County | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures |  | November 4, 1963 (#66000698) | Charleston 32°47′21″N79°56′15″W / 32.789167°N 79.9375°W | Charleston | Structures of South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, the longest operating railroad in the world in 1833, and home of founder William Aiken |
| 2 | Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens |  | October 5, 1992 (#84002045) | Murrells Inlet 33°30′50″N79°05′07″W / 33.513889°N 79.085278°W | Georgetown | Landmark combining Atalaya and portions of Brookgreen Gardens associated with artist Anna Hyatt Huntington |
| 3 | Beaufort Historic District |  | November 7, 1973 (#69000159) | Beaufort 32°26′08″N80°40′04″W / 32.435556°N 80.667778°W | Beaufort | |
| 4 | Bethesda Presbyterian Church |  | February 4, 1985 (#85003258) | Camden 34°14′48″N80°36′19″W / 34.246589°N 80.605213°W | Kershaw | Church designed by Robert Mills |
| 5 | William Blacklock House |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001681) | Charleston 32°46′59″N79°56′22″W / 32.782927°N 79.939353°W | Charleston | Adamesque house, possibly designed by Gabriel Manigault |
| 6 | Borough House |  | June 7, 1988 (#72001224) | Stateburg 33°57′14″N80°32′16″W / 33.953889°N 80.537778°W | Sumter | "The oldest and largest collection of 'high style' pise de terre (rammed earth) buildings in the United States". Across the road from Church of the Holy Cross |
| 7 | Miles Brewton House |  | October 9, 1960 (#66000699) | Charleston 32°46′20″N79°55′56″W / 32.772131°N 79.932201°W | Charleston | Fine examples of a "double house" (having four main rooms per floor) in Charleston |
| 8 | Robert Brewton House |  | October 9, 1960 (#66000700) | Charleston 32°46′28″N79°55′45″W / 32.774388°N 79.929041°W | Charleston | Charleston's oldest dated "single" house (one room wide, with the narrow end toward the street, and entry centered in long side) |
| 9 | Brick House Ruins |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000580) | Edisto Island 32°35′59″N80°19′32″W / 32.599774°N 80.325420°W | Charleston | Ruins of a plantation house that burned in 1929 |
| 10 | Burt-Stark Mansion |  | October 5, 1992 (#70000559) | Abbeville 34°10′49″N82°22′55″W / 34.180317°N 82.382023°W | Abbeville | Where the American Civil War ended. |
| 11 | Camden Battlefield |  | January 20, 1961 (#66000707) | Camden 34°20′47″N80°36′27″W / 34.346389°N 80.6075°W | Kershaw | Site of Battle of Camden, British victory in 1780 |
| 12 | Chapelle Administration Building |  | December 8, 1976 (#76001710) | Columbia 34°00′37″N81°01′15″W / 34.010263°N 81.020966°W | Richland | Allen University building designed by John A. Lankford, "dean of black architecture" |
| 13 | Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site |  | January 3, 2001 (#74001822) | Parris Island 32°18′23″N80°40′32″W / 32.306389°N 80.675556°W | Beaufort | Archeological site of French fort built in 1562 and Spanish forts built in 1566 and after. |
| 14 | Charleston Historic District |  | October 9, 1960 (#78002497) | Charleston 32°47′08″N79°56′13″W / 32.785556°N 79.936944°W | Charleston | Historic district including 81 contributing properties and 700 others. |
| 15 | Church of the Holy Cross |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001732) | Stateburg 33°57′39″N80°31′55″W / 33.960744°N 80.531944°W | Sumter | Gothic Revival Church constructed of rammed earth in 1852. Across the road from Borough House |
| 16 | USS Clamagore |  | June 29, 1989 (#89001229) | Mount Pleasant 32°47′16″N79°54′28″W / 32.787883°N 79.907744°W | Charleston | A submarine that was in training when World War II ended |
| 17 | Coker Experimental Farms |  | July 19, 1964 (#66000706) | Hartsville 34°21′47″N80°03′35″W / 34.363056°N 80.059722°W | Darlington | Site of crop-improvement experiments that "played a great role in the agricultural revolution of the South" |
| 18 | College of Charleston |  | November 11, 1971 (#71000748) | Charleston 32°47′03″N79°56′17″W / 32.784167°N 79.938056°W | Charleston | Historic and attractive campus center; Randolph Hall, Towell Library, and Gate Lodge completed by 1856, designed by William Strickland, Edward Brickell White, and George E. Walker |
| 19 | Drayton Hall |  | October 9, 1960 (#66000701) | Charleston 32°52′15″N80°04′35″W / 32.8709°N 80.0763°W | Charleston | Plantation house built in 1742 of Palladian architectural style |
| 20 | Exchange and Provost |  | November 7, 1973 (#69000160) | Charleston 32°46′37″N79°55′37″W / 32.776842°N 79.927009°W | Charleston | Variously a customhouse, mercantile exchange, military prison and barracks, post office, and meeting place of the 1790 State Legislature |
| 21 | Farmers' and Exchange Bank |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001685) | Charleston 32°46′39″N79°55′37″W / 32.777435°N 79.926964°W | Charleston | A unique Moorish-style bank building built in 1854 |
| 22 | Fig Island | March 29, 2007 (#70000585) | Charleston 32°34′13″N80°12′55″W / 32.5703°N 80.2153°W | Charleston | Archaeological site that is "one of the most complex shell-ring sites" in the United States | |
| 23 | Fireproof Building |  | November 7, 1969 (#69000161) | Charleston 32°46′37″N79°55′52″W / 32.776923°N 79.931052°W | Charleston | Designed by Robert Mills to be the most fireproof building in America; now the South Carolina Historical Society building. |
| 24 | First Baptist Church |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000800) | Columbia 34°00′21″N81°02′00″W / 34.005864°N 81.033450°W | Richland | Where the American Civil War started, with the secession of South Carolina from the Union. |
| 25 | Fort Hill (John C. Calhoun House) |  | December 19, 1960 (#66000708) | Clemson 34°40′34″N82°50′21″W / 34.675976°N 82.839208°W | Pickens | Home of John C. Calhoun, now within Clemson University campus. |
| 26 | William Gibbes House |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000575) | Charleston 32°46′15″N79°56′04″W / 32.770701°N 79.934493°W | Charleston | Adamesque style home with a beautiful ballroom, and exceptional wrought iron work and marble steps in front |
| 27 | Graniteville Historic District |  | June 2, 1978 (#78002491) | Graniteville 33°34′01″N81°48′30″W / 33.566893°N 81.808377°W | Aiken | Textile mill town with Gothic revival church and carpenter gothic homes |
| 28 | Hampton Plantation |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000582) | McClellanville 33°11′54″N79°26′16″W / 33.198333°N 79.437778°W | Charleston | "South Carolina's finest example of a large two-and-a-half frame Georgian plantation house" |
| 29 | Dubose Heyward House |  | November 11, 1971 (#71000749) | Charleston 32°46′29″N79°55′45″W / 32.774663°N 79.929029°W | Charleston | Home of Dubose Heyward, author of the novel Porgy . |
| 30 | Heyward-Washington House |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000576) | Charleston 32°46′31″N79°55′45″W / 32.775337°N 79.929125°W | Charleston | Residence of George Washington during his 1792 visit to Charleston |
| 31 | Hibernian Hall |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001686) | Charleston 32°46′39″N79°55′52″W / 32.777469°N 79.931148°W | Charleston | |
| 32 | Hopsewee |  | November 11, 1971 (#71000782) | Georgetown 33°12′38″N79°23′05″W / 33.210556°N 79.384722°W | Georgetown | Plantation mansion built in 1749; the birthplace of Thomas Lynch Jr. |
| 33 | Huguenot Church |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001687) | Charleston 32°46′41″N79°55′46″W / 32.778090°N 79.929312°W | Charleston | Gothic Revival church built in 1844; designed by architect E. B. White |
| 34 | Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim |  | June 19, 1980 (#78002499) | Charleston 32°46′55″N79°55′59″W / 32.781979°N 79.932948°W | Charleston | Greek revival building from 1840; second oldest synagogue in continuous use in the United States |
| 35 | USS Laffey |  | January 14, 1986 (#83002189) | Mount Pleasant 32°47′16″N79°54′28″W / 32.787883°N 79.907744°W | Charleston | A destroyer |
| 36 | Lancaster County Courthouse |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000788) | Lancaster 34°43′17″N80°46′17″W / 34.721264°N 80.771369°W | Lancaster | Courthouse in continuous use since 1828; designed by Robert Mills |
| 37 | Lancaster County Jail |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000789) | Lancaster 34°43′06″N80°46′17″W / 34.718335°N 80.771270°W | Lancaster | Former jail building built in 1823, virtually unaltered work of Robert Mills, reflecting innovative changes in jail design he promoted |
| 38 | Joseph Manigault House |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001688) | Charleston 32°47′19″N79°56′08″W / 32.788703°N 79.935558°W | Charleston | Home designed by Gabriel Manigault for his brother |
| 39 | Market Hall and Sheds |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001689) | Charleston 32°46′51″N79°55′53″W / 32.780720°N 79.931515°W | Charleston | Greek Revival meat market with two blocks of sheds where vegetables, fish, etc., were sold |
| 40 | Marshlands |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001674) | Beaufort 32°26′01″N80°39′57″W / 32.433520°N 80.665831°W | Beaufort | Home of Dr. James Robert Verdier, who discovered a treatment for yellow fever |
| 41 | Middleburg Plantation |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000568) | Huger 33°04′52″N79°50′35″W / 33.081111°N 79.843056°W | Berkeley | One of the earliest frame plantation houses in the state |
| 42 | Middleton Place |  | November 11, 1971 (#71000770) | Summerville 32°53′59″N80°08′12″W / 32.899722°N 80.136667°W | Dorchester | Plantation mansion and ornamental gardens on the Ashley River |
| 43 | Millford Plantation |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000808) | Pinewood 33°44′54″N80°32′15″W / 33.7484°N 80.53745°W | Sumter | A monumental 2-story Greek Revival mansion built in 1839 and meticulously restored in the early 1990s. |
| 44 | Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital |  | November 7, 1973 (#70000890) | Columbia 34°00′55″N81°02′03″W / 34.015160°N 81.034151°W | Richland | Designed by Robert Mills, used from 1827 to 1937; "the oldest building in the country to be used continuously as a mental institution and one of the first mental hospitals built with public funds" |
| 45 | Clark Mills Studio |  | December 21, 1965 (#66000703) | Charleston 32°46′36″N79°55′46″W / 32.776597°N 79.929503°W | Charleston | Studio of self-taught sculptor Clark Mills |
| 46 | Robert Mills House |  | November 7, 1973 (#70000595) | Columbia 34°00′34″N81°01′45″W / 34.009444°N 81.029167°W | Richland | Home designed by architect Robert Mills |
| 47 | Mulberry Plantation |  | October 9, 1960 (#66000697) | Moncks Corner 33°08′31″N80°01′04″W / 33.141944°N 80.017778°W | Berkeley | Built in 1714 for a Royal governor; one of the earliest plantation homes in the United States |
| 48 | Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chesnut House) |  | February 16, 2000 (#80003673) | Camden 34°12′24″N80°35′31″W / 34.206528°N 80.591944°W | Kershaw | Home of Mary Boykin Chesnut and source for her Civil War-time diary describing southern society, "acknowledged as the most important piece of Confederate literature" |
| 49 | Ninety-Six and Star Fort |  | November 7, 1973 (#69000169) | Ninety Six 34°08′49″N82°01′28″W / 34.146944°N 82.024444°W | Greenwood | |
| 50 | Old Marine Hospital |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001690) | Charleston 32°46′39″N79°56′15″W / 32.777621°N 79.937483°W | Charleston | Gothic Revival design by Robert Mills built in 1833 to serve sick sailors and other transients |
| 51 | Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001683) | Charleston 32°46′45″N79°55′53″W / 32.779032°N 79.931308°W | Charleston | Parish house designed by Robert Mills |
| 52 | Penn School Historic District |  | December 2, 1974 (#74001824) | Frogmore 32°23′18″N80°34′31″W / 32.3883°N 80.5753°W | Beaufort | School for freed slaves, Gullahs, on St. Helena Island which was occupied by the Union near the outset of the American Civil War |
| 53 | Pompion Hill Chapel |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000567) | Huger 33°05′12″N79°50′12″W / 33.086667°N 79.836667°W | Berkeley | Episcopal chapel built in 1763, unaltered |
| 54 | Powder Magazine |  | September 27, 1989 (#72001200) | Charleston 32°46′47″N79°55′47″W / 32.779656°N 79.929791°W | Charleston | The oldest public building in the city |
| 55 | Joseph H. Rainey House |  | April 20, 1984 (#84003877) | Georgetown 33°22′07″N79°17′02″W / 33.368607°N 79.283817°W | Georgetown | Home of the first black U.S. Congressman, Joseph H. Rainey, a former slave |
| 56 | Robert Barnwell Rhett House |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001691) | Charleston 32°47′11″N79°56′33″W / 32.786250°N 79.942502°W | Charleston | Home of Robert Barnwell Rhett, an extreme secessionist politician, a leading fire-eater at the Nashville Convention of 1850, which failed to endorse his aim of secession |
| 57 | Robert William Roper House |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001692) | Charleston 32°46′14″N79°55′42″W / 32.770529°N 79.928419°W | Charleston | |
| 58 | Nathaniel Russell House |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000750) | Charleston 32°46′27″N79°55′51″W / 32.774177°N 79.930737°W | Charleston | An Adamesque house completed in 1808 |
| 59 | Edward Rutledge House |  | November 11, 1971 (#71000751) | Charleston 32°46′34″N79°56′01″W / 32.776202°N 79.933560°W | Charleston | Home of Edward Rutledge, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a governor of South Carolina |
| 60 | John Rutledge House |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000752) | Charleston 32°46′34″N79°56′01″W / 32.776231°N 79.933563°W | Charleston | Home of Gov. John Rutledge, a signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| 61 | St. James Church, Goose Creek |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000566) | Goose Creek 32°58′25″N80°01′47″W / 32.973616°N 80.029594°W | Berkeley | Episcopal chapel |
| 62 | St. James Church, Santee |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000581) | Georgetown 33°10′13″N79°27′56″W / 33.170166°N 79.46569°W | Charleston | |
| 63 | Saint Michael's Episcopal Church |  | October 9, 1960 (#66000704) | Charleston 32°46′33″N79°55′51″W / 32.775963°N 79.930931°W | Charleston | Built in 1750s, Charleston's oldest church building |
| 64 | St. Philip's Episcopal Church |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001695) | Charleston 32°46′44″N79°55′46″W / 32.778874°N 79.929469°W | Charleston | Church with E. B. White-designed steeple |
| 65 | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church |  | April 15, 1970 (#70000570) | St. Stephen 33°24′19″N79°55′00″W / 33.4054°N 79.9166°W | Berkeley | A small Georgian brick country church with a high gambrel roof. |
| 66 | Simmons-Edwards House |  | November 7, 1973 (#71000753) | Charleston 32°46′22″N79°56′02″W / 32.7729°N 79.93397°W | Charleston | Known as the "Pineapple Gate House" by locals, referring to finials upon its large brick gates |
| 67 | Robert Smalls House |  | May 30, 1973 (#74001823) | Beaufort 32°26′07″N80°40′05″W / 32.435156°N 80.668186°W | Beaufort | Post-Civil War home of U.S. congressman Robert Smalls, a former slave who commandeered a Confederate ship out to Union lines |
| 68 | Snee Farm |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001702) | Mount Pleasant 32°50′46″N79°49′29″W / 32.846111°N 79.824722°W | Charleston | Home of early South Carolina Governor Charles Pinckney. |
| 69 | Snow's Island | December 2, 1974 (#73001708) | Across the Peedee River from Dunham Bluff, near Johnsonville [10] 33°50′13″N79°20′28″W / 33.8369°N 79.3411°W | Florence | Revolutionary War era refuge of the "Swamp Fox", Francis Marion | |
| 70 | South Carolina State House |  | May 11, 1976 (#70000598) | Columbia 34°00′02″N81°01′59″W / 34.000433°N 81.033147°W | Richland | This Greek Revival capitol building was completed in 1907, with major renovations in 1959 and 1998. |
| 71 | Stono River Slave Rebellion Site |  | May 30, 1974 (#74001840) | Rantowles 32°47′08″N80°08′44″W / 32.785501°N 80.145560°W | Charleston | Beginning point of the earliest slave revolt in the United States. |
| 72 | Colonel John Stuart House |  | November 7, 1973 (#70000578) | Charleston 32°46′28″N79°56′02″W / 32.774370°N 79.933807°W | Charleston | Home of Colonel John Stuart. |
| 73 | Unitarian Church |  | November 7, 1973 (#73001696) | Charleston 32°46′41″N79°56′04″W / 32.778149°N 79.934554°W | Charleston | Church built in 1772 and reworked in Gothic style during 1852-1854 |
| 74 | Denmark Vesey House |  | May 11, 1976 (#76001698) | Charleston 32°46′56″N79°56′28″W / 32.782209°N 79.941180°W | Charleston | Said to be the home of Denmark Vesey, who was accused of plotting slave rebellion in 1822 and executed |
| 75 | Woodlands |  | November 11, 1971 (#71000742) | Bamberg 33°17′27″N80°55′53″W / 33.29085°N 80.931271°W | Bamberg | The primary residence of author William Gilmore Simms, whose main house was burned in 1865; the remaining wing and several outbuildings constitute a literary landmark. |
| 76 | USS Yorktown |  | January 14, 1986 (#82001519) | Mount Pleasant 32°47′20″N79°54′31″W / 32.788792°N 79.908588°W | Charleston | Famous World War II aircraft carrier |
