Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Susan Pringle Frost and the Preservation of Charleston

April 2, 2020

As part of the continuing celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, giving some women the right to vote, Smithsonian Magazine recently ran a feature on Susan Pringle Frost, who was instrumental in preserving many of Charleston’s historic buildings. 

To read more about Frost and the subsequent creation of the Preservation Society of Charleston, see the full article here: “The Suffragist With a Passion for Saving Charleston’s Historic Architecture