If you are interested in researching an historic property in Charleston, there are a host of institutions and resources available locally.

1. Lowcountry Digital Library
   1. Manuscripts
   2. Photographs
   3. Oral histories
   4. Digital exhibits
2. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
   1. 1884 
   2. 1888
   3. All available with your Charleston County Public Library card
3. South Carolina Room – Charleston County Public Library, 61 Calhoun Street, 2^nd floor
   1. Property files
   2. Maps
   3. City directories
   4. Tax records
   5. Access to Ancestry.com
4. South Carolina Historical Society Special Collections – Addlestone Library, 205 Calhoun Street, 3^rd floor
   1. Manuscripts
   2. Rare books
   3. Visual materials
5. Register of Deeds Office, Charleston County — O.T. Wallace County Office Building, 101 Meeting Street, Room 200
   1. Deeds
   2. Mortgages
   3. Plats
   4. Easements and covenants
6. City of Charleston Permit Center – Gaillard Center, 2 George Street, 1^st floor
   1. BAR property files
   2. Survey cards
   3. 1929 Sanborn Map
7. City of Charleston Records Center – 2 George Street, 3^rd floor
   1. Permit records
   2. Plans
   3. Correspondence
   4. (by appointment only)
      Contact: Meg Moughan, moughanm@charleston-sc.gov
8. Avery Research Center – 125 Bull Street
   1. Manuscripts
   2. Photographs
   3. Oral Histories
   4. (by appointment only)
      Contact: Georgette Mayo, mayog@cofc.edu