Gillisonville Baptist Church
Appearance
Gillisonville Baptist Church | |
Location | U.S. 278, Gillisonville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 32°36′26″N 80°59′52″W / 32.60722°N 80.99778°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1838 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 71000786[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 14, 1971 |
Gillisonville Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church on U.S. 278 in Gillisonville, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was built in 1838, and is in the Greek Revival style. Notable features include the a portico supported by Doric order columns on pedestals. In February 1865, General William Tecumseh Sherman's troops visited the church and etched "War of 1861-62-63-64. Feb. 1865. This is done by a Yankee Soldier," on the communion silver. The congregation became Gillisonville Baptist Church on November 19, 1885.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ McCorkle, Norman (January 22, 1971). "Gillisonville Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Gillisonville Baptist Church, Jasper County (U.S. Hwy. 278, Gillisonville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
Categories:
- Baptist churches in South Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Churches completed in 1838
- 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Jasper County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, South Carolina
- Southern Baptist Convention churches
- Lowcountry South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- South Carolina church stubs