Historic Properties

  • Thomas Green Clemson Statue at Fort Hill

    A LASTING LEGACY

    The Will of Thomas Green Clemson forever altered South Carolina state history
  • The Stately Fort Hill Mansion

    FORT HILL

    The home of Thomas Green Clemson and Anna Calhoun Clemson is rich with history
  • Hanover House

    STRIKING REVITALIZATION

    The Hanover House is one of Clemson's most beautifully renewed and restored properties
  • Hopewell Plantation and Carriage House

    NATIONAL HISTORY

    The Hopewell Plantation holds national significance as a treaty site for negotiations between the United States and Native Americans
The future of Clemson University is rooted in its past,born from a gift made when Thomas Green Clemson and his wife Anna Calhoun Clemson called Fort Hill their home. It was in this house that they dreamed of a high seminary of learning for South Carolina. What began as discussions between a husband and wife in this historic house has grown into one of the nation's leading public universities.

Historic Properties preserves the parts of campus that played a role in shaping our collective past. With your support, we can use our past as a bridge to the future.

The primary mission of the Department of Historic Properties is the management of Fort Hill, preserving the history of all who lived there. In addition to Fort Hill, the group maintains the Hanover House, located in the South Carolina Botanical Garden, as an historic house museum. The Historic Properties has been an advocate of campus-wide historic preservation, and the director serves as a University liaison to the State Historic Preservation Office. An Historic Properties Alumni Advisory Committee (HPAC) supports the goals of the department, including preservation planning for Hopewell, family home site of General Andrew Pickens, known as the Cherry Farm house.

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Historic Properties
Clemson University
Box 345615
Clemson, SC 29634-5714
Phone: 864.656-2475
Fax: 864-656-1026
Email: hisprop@clemson.edu


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Join us for Brick by Brick:

A five-week book series presented by Clemson University Historic Properties, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Annual Giving

America’s cultural identities are etched in stone, carved in wood and molded by the hands of the many skilled laborers who came before us. The American built environment tells a story of multitudes, and learning from this physical reflection of our past helps us to better understand where we came from and where we stand today.

We are bringing the Clemson community a five-week summer book series on the American built environment to take place every Tuesday, July 9-August 6. Hear from authors who have dedicated their lives to expanding America’s story. Our historic structures and remnants left behind have much to share. Join us for an exclusive tour of our historic campus properties.

To learn more about the Authors visit the Author Spotlight page.

Dates

June 17
June 24
July 8
July 22
July 29

Location

Charles K. Cheezem Education Center
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
100 Thomas Green Boulevard
Clemson, SC 29631

Tickets

$30 per person
You can purchase a ticket for the entire series at $125

If you have any questions, please contact Annual Giving at 864-656-5896 or givingtocu-L@lists.clemson.edu.

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