The State Historic Preservation Office has the following publications available online in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

A Teacher's Guide to African American Historic Places in South Carolina (4th Edition)

African American Historic Places in South Carolina     Addendum July 2021 - June 2022

Certified Local Government (CLG) Program in South Carolina: Preservation Through Partnership

Complying with Architectural Covenants 

Consultant's Guide to Survey & National Register Files 

Directory of South Carolina's Local History, Historic Preservation, and Cultural Organizations 

Historic Districts are Good for Your Pocketbook: The Impact of Local Historic Districts on House Prices in South Carolina 

Make Your Dream a Reality: A Community Group Guide to a Historic Preservation Project      Appendices 

Manual for Owners of Historic Buildings 

Sustaining Historic Places in Changing Times: A Historic Preservation Plan for South Carolina, 2020-2026

SHPO Preservation Hotlines

SHPO Recognition

Smiling Faces Historic Places: The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in South Carolina 

South Carolina's Historic Cemeteries: A Preservation Handbook 

South Carolina Historical Markers, Cleaning, Repairing, and Repainting

South Carolina Historical Repository Directory

South Carolina Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Investigations 

Survey Manual: Statewide Survey of Historic Places 

2018 Historic Preservation Month Interactive PDF