News and Announcements

Conway, South Carolina – The Horry County Board of Architectural Review & Historic Preservation (BAR) will hold their annual Historic Preservation Awards May 21, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. at the McCown Auditorium at the Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, in Conway.

The guest speaker will be Michael Bedenbaugh, the Executive Director of Preservation South Carolina, whose talk will be; “The Importance of Saving Historic Places”.

The ceremony will showcase historic preservation efforts throughout Horry County during the last year. All properties that were designated as historic between May 2018 and April 2019 will receive a certificate acknowledging the honor. Also being recognized:

• Jody Nyers, a former BAR chairman and for her continuing historic preservation activities;
• David Wilson, a former BAR member and for years of historic preservation activities;
• Catherine Heniford Lewis, posthumous for her book, Horry County, South Carolina 1730-1993;
• Barbara Stokes for her book, Myrtle Beach: A History from 1900 - 1980;
• Surfside Beach Historical Society for their work involving the Ark Plantation;
• Restoration of the Shine Café;
• Restoration of the Waikiki Motel;
• The Market Common Military Tour;
• Winners of the annual High School Historic Sites & Structures Video Contest;
• Businesses that have been honored by the Legacy Business Recognition Program and;
• Agritourism businesses that have received approved permits.

For more information, contact Lou Conklin, Senior Planner, for Horry County Planning & Zoning Department at 843-915-5340.

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