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For 70 years, Liollio has provided sustainable architecture, interior design, and historic preservation for public projects. We are an award-winning architecture firm located in Charleston, SC, who value subtle & restrained design, rooted in context, culture & collaboration. 

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Historic Preservation in Progress: National Park Service Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Mez Joseph

Built in 1859, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse has guided mariners for generations—and now it’s being carefully stabilized for the future. Facing harsh coastal conditions, the historic tower closed in 2021 and is undergoing a multi‑year preservation project. Liollio, in coordination with BPE & BCA (we should tag them so they repost), has worked with National Park Service on the design to restore the interior and exterior ironwork, stripping and reapplying the exterior coating so the brick can breathe, and update its electrical system to keep the beacon light shining.  Stone and Lime has been working to make the design a reality and is currently removing the lantern for restoration.  For the most up to date information, see the NPS Cape Lookout Lighthouse Stabilization Project at www.nps.gov/calo/. 

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categories Architecture, Construction, Historic Preservation, History, Parks, Preservation, Regional
tags HistoricPreservationMonth, PreservationMonth, preservation, NPS, nationalparkservice, CapeLookout, CapeLookoutLighthouse, LighthouseLove, SaveOurHistory, NationalParks, visityournationalparks, #bennettpreservation, buildingconservationassociates, stoneandlime

National Preservation Month: Celebrating USC's South Caroliniana Library

Mez Joseph

May is National Preservation Month, celebrating the nation's heritage through historic places. As we reflect on this, Liollio would like to congratulate the University of South Carolina on completing the restoration of the South Caroliniana Library, c.1840 — one of the premier research archives and special collections repositories in South Carolina and the Southeast region.

It's striking how personal much of USC’s library collections are: Mary Boykin Chesnut’s Civil War-era diaries, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s walking cane, Pat Conroy’s side-by-side shotgun, Ron McNair’s personal effects as an African American astronaut who died aboard the Challenger. Bringing these artifacts into public view is our greatest joy with this project, and that joy is amplified by the beauty of the restored Bulfinch Reading Room.

For more information about South Caroliniana Library’s history, visit USC’s University Libraries website.
Photography // Keith Isaacs // @keithisaacsphoto // isaacsphoto.com

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Education, Construction, Grand Opening, Higher Education, Historic Preservation, History, Learning Environments, Library, Regional
tags USC, universityofsouthcarolina, NationalPreservationMonth, PreservationMonth, preservation, SouthCarolina, history, library, restoration, SpecialCollections, ReadingRoom, artifacts, southcarolinahistory, congratulations