St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church | |
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Nearest city | Charleston, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 32°50′18″N 80°2′59″W / 32.83833°N 80.04972°WCoordinates: 32°50′18″N 80°2′59″W / 32.83833°N 80.04972°W |
Area | 12.9 acres (5.2 ha) |
Built | 1706 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 73001694[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1973 |
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church is a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina.[2][3] It is the oldest surviving church building in South Carolina.[4]
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St. Andrew's Parish Church in Charleston, S.C., in 2013.
The parish was one of ten Anglican churches established by South Carolina's Church Act of 1706, and the original church was built the same year. It was expanded to its current cruciform plan in 1723. The church was disused from 1891 to 1948, since which it has undergone steady restoration. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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The church in 1858
In 2013, the parish left the Episcopal Church and joined what subsequently became the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places-Nomination and Inventory: Saint Andrews Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Park Service. 15 October 1973. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, Charleston County (S.C. Hwy. 61, Charleston vicinity)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Brief History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church". St. Andrew's Parish Church. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
External links[]
- Old St. Andrews Website
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Photos and history
Categories:
- Anglican churches in South Carolina
- Episcopal churches in South Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Churches completed in 1706
- Churches in Charleston, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina
- 18th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Colonial South Carolina
- English-American culture in South Carolina
- 1706 establishments in South Carolina
- Anglican Church in North America church buildings in the United States
- Charleston County, South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- South Carolina church stubs