Saving history
Martin E. Meek ’73
Architect Martin Meek joined a Spartanburg architecture
firm in 1973 right after his Clemson graduation. He now owns the firm,
Campbell Meek
and Associates Architects Inc. Projects have included churches, country
clubs, custom homes, government buildings, banks, restaurants and other
retail structures.
Since 1985, the firm has been retained by the city of Spartanburg as
architect for the downtown historic district, including facades as
well as many interiors. A project in 1999, restoration of The Poinsett
Hotel
in Greenville, helped focus Meek’s energy in the field of historic
preservation, now 95 percent of the firm’s business.
A recent project is The Inn on Main in Spartanburg, the city’s
only downtown bed and breakfast. He’s pictured
here at Freemont School, a project for which he received the 2003 S.C.
Historic Preservation Honor Award.
Meek recently completed serving on the state review board for the National
Register of Historic Places. He also sits on various boards for historic
homes in the Upstate and owns the historic Mountain Shoals Plantation
in Enoree.