Four cottages located in Charleston, South Carolina, are ones in which freed slaves occupied after the Civil War. The four cottages are in extremely poor condition. As a child, I lived in one of the cottages and seek to help the owner, Sam Gilchrist find funding to restore them. In an article written by Post & Courier staff, Jason Hardin, in 2002, it was brought to my attention that the house I spent parts of my childhood is one of four cottages in a row that once housed freed slaves. Robert Gurley of the Preservation Society said "They may be the only surviving row of late-19th century freedman cottage-type structures left in Charleston." Katherine Saunders of the Historic Charleston Foundation was quoted as saying "they are really really important." The article also revealed that Preservationists have long argued that Freedman cottages are an increasingly scarce architectural asset in the city. Losing one would be bad, but losing a row of four would be a disaster they said." Saunders stated that "if the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, that property owners such as Sam Gilchrist could tap into funds for restorations. Failing that, it is a difficult situation. " I am seeking ways to expose knowledge of these cottages in hopes of generating interest in saving the cottages from further deterioation and ways to fund efforts of restoring them.