Garvin-Garvey House renovation receives fourth state award
Bluffton Today
The town of Bluffton s rehabilitation of the Garvin-Garvey House was recognized last month with its fourth statewide award since the project s 2017 completion.
The South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIASC) awarded Charleston historic preservation firm Meadors Inc. a Citation Award for Adaptive Reuse and Preservation for the project at its annual award ceremony in November, the town said.
The town contracted Meadors Inc. and its architects and historic preservationists for research and the blueprint for the Garvey-Garvey House’s preservation and rehabilitation.
Members of the AIASC award panel said, “The Garvin-Garvey House was on the verge of collapse. The rehabilitation represented an intensive and thorough investigation of the remnants to understand the original construction and its details.