CAROLOPOLIS AWARDS

Hampton Park Terrace: 2025 Carolopolis Award Winner

Contractor: Solid Building Partners

Architect: Julia F. Martin Architects

We are proud to announce that for the second year in a row, Solid Building Partners is the recipient of the Carolopolis Award presented by the Preservation Society of Charleston. The 100 year old home on Congress Street had fallen into a state of disrepair when Solid was asked to stepped in. Together with the architectural team, we worked to ensure the long term stability of the historic structure. During construction, it became apparent that previous changes to the building's interior were causing the brick veneer to crack and in some cases, significantly bow out from the framing. Without any brick ties to help reinforce the veneer, and multiple points of failure at modified openings, the difficult decision was made to carefully remove, salvage and clean 15,000 bricks before reinstalling them one by one.

Charleston East Side: 2024 Carolopolis Award Winner

Contractor: Solid Building Partners

Architect: Kennedy Design Studio

We are honored to have been chosen to rehabilitate this dilapidated Freedman's Cottage located on 5 Sheppard Street. The house in Charleston's East Side, began as a two room cottage built by former slave Andrew Simons in 1873. Over the years, more rooms were added, new families moved in, but eventually the property fell into disrepair, was abandoned and left vacant for 33 years.
The original footprint of the house was reconfigured into a 2 bed, 2 bath dwelling, with an added kitchen in the back.

Hampton Park Terrace: Moultrie Street

Contractor: Solid Building Partners

Architect: The Middleton Group, Laura Middleton and Rhett Morgan

Built in 1922, the two-and-one-half-story house at 153 Moultrie Street is a variant of a typical, early twentieth century Hampton Park Terrace house type referred to as “Lateral-gable.” Recalling Prairie style architecture with its wide overhanging eaves, and large square porch supports, it was built by F.J.H. Haesloop who is credited with constructing more than a dozen houses in the 1910s and 1920s.

The scope of work included the removal of a non-historic rear addition and metal fire stair, restoration of original openings, reopening of a glass porch enclosure, and repairs of exterior masonry and cast stone detail.