Constructed c.1910 by Rev. Henry W.B. Bennett, a Black religious leader born in Charleston during the Civil War and a leader in the area’s African Methodist Episcopal churches, No. 15 Radcliffe Street served as the primary residence for Bennett, his wife Chloe and six children. Unfortunately, Bennett died shortly after the house was constructed and in the 1920s, Bennett’s wife rented portions of the house as apartments - advertised as spaces only available to Black citizens.

I am not against development. I am against bad development. I support sensitive and sustainable development; one compatible to the natural and historic setting, and done with the community’s well-being and longevity in mind. I do not support stripping the land and community of its character without mitigation for Anywhere, USA construction at a rapid pace. Mt. Pleasant, SC is becoming Anywhere, USA. As we speak, two pre-WWII structures are being demolished for a hundred-home