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Consultants document 82 properties in Old Town Bluffton; seven earn state nod for National Register eligibility
Summary
A Stantec survey of Old Town Bluffton documented 82 properties (106 resources), identified seven properties the state finds eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and recommended that the town consider loosening local designation criteria to recognize up to 52 additional contributing properties.
A consultant team told the Town of Bluffton Historic Preservation Commission on Feb. 4 that an updated historic resources survey of Old Town Bluffton documented 82 properties encompassing 106 individual resources and identified multiple candidates for expanded local designation and National Register listing.
Stantec project manager Sandy Shannon and lead architectural historian Althea Wunderler Selby presented the results, describing the survey as standard practice and ‘‘a tool that municipalities can use to identify and record historic properties,’’ and said the work followed National Park Service‑recommended tasks including community outreach, historic context development, field documentation and post‑field analysis.
The survey team said the South Carolina Department of Archives and History has determined seven properties newly…
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