List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina

This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.cite web | last = National Park Service | first = | authorlink = National Park Service | coauthors = | title = National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.nps.gov/nhl/QA.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-09-21 ] There are 77 NHLs in South Carolina and 3 additional National Park Service-administered areas of primarily historic importance.

Architects whose work is recognized by two or more separate NHLs in the state are:
*Robert Mills (8 sites), [Robert Mills' eight NHLs in SC are: Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Camden, South Carolina), Fireproof Building, Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster County Jail (Lancaster, South Carolina), Robert Mills House, Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital, Old Marine Hospital, and Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church.]
*Edward Brickell White (5 sites), [Edward Brickell White's five NHLs in SC are: College of Charleston, Huguenot Church, Market Hall and Sheds, Robert William Roper House, St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina).]
*Gabriel Manigault (3 sites), [Architect Gabriel Manigault designed Joseph Manigault House, and possibly both Presqui'ile and William Blacklock House.] , and
*William Wallace Anderson (2 sites). [Medical doctor William Wallace Anderson designed Borough House Plantation and Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, South Carolina).] ,

These tallies does not include any other buildings that are contributing properties within Charleston Historic District or other historic districts but which are not NHLs on their own.

There are five places listed for their association with artists and writers. [Places associated with an artist or writer are: Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens/Anna Huntington; Dubose Heyward House/Dubose Heyward; Clark Mills Studio/Clark Mills; Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chesnut House)/Mary Boykin Chestnut; Woodlands/William Gilmore Simms]

There are four World War II era museum ships, all located at Patriot's Point in Charleston Harbor.

Current NHLs in South Carolina

The 77 NHL's in South Carolina are distributed across 16 of the 46 counties in the state. Charleston County has 43 of them, however.

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
*List of National Historic Landmarks by state

References

External links

*cite web|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/SC01.pdf |title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State—South Carolina (77)|accessdate=2007-11-05.
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/ National Historic Landmarks program, at National Park Service]
* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/ South Carolina Department of Archives and History: The National Register of Historic Places - Search Records by County]
* [http://www.nr.nps.gov/ National Register Information System] , National Park Service.