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Taveau Church

Coordinates: 33°6′21″N 79°56′23″W / 33.10583°N 79.93972°W / 33.10583; -79.93972
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Taveau Church
Taveau Church from the front
Taveau Church is located in South Carolina
Taveau Church
Taveau Church is located in the United States
Taveau Church
LocationSouth of Cordesville on South Carolina Highway 44, near Cordesville, South Carolina
Coordinates33°6′21″N 79°56′23″W / 33.10583°N 79.93972°W / 33.10583; -79.93972
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.78002493[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1978

Taveau Church, also known as Tavou Church, is a historic church located near Cordesville, Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a small clapboard Classical Revival structure on a low brick pier foundation. It has a gable roof with a wooden bell tower. The front façade features a small pedimented portico supported by four slender wooden Doric columns.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ McNulty, Kappy; Elias Bull (March 8, 1977). "Taveau Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Taveau Church, Berkeley County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 44, Cordesville vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 June 2012.