Kevin Eberle
Legal Research, Analysis, & Writing Professor
Charleston School of Law professor Kevin Eberle received the Whitelaw Founders Award at the Historic Charleston Foundation's 77th annual Charter Day Celebration on April 25, 2024. The Whitelaw Founders Award honors “individuals, groups, or government entities that actively engage in the long-term preservation of important buildings and places.”
Professor Kevin Eberle received the Whitelaw Founders Award for his restoration of 5 Sheppard Street. According to the Historic Charleston Foundation's blog, Professor Eberle "began a wholesale restoration of 5 Sheppard Street, a vacant 19th century Freedman’s Cottage after he was the lone member of the public to stand alongside preservation organizations to appear at a meeting of the BAR to oppose its demolition about two years ago. When the BAR rejected demolition, Kevin saved every possible piece of the house and made as few changes to the layout as possible to preserve the very thing that made the house historically important in the first place and removed and restored everything from the wood flooring, mantels, and bricks. Kevin’s work is an example to the community that historic preservation is attainable and the BAR’s preservation requirements are not unreasonably burdensome."
