St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Ridgeway, South Carolina)

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Location Northeast of Ridgeway on County Road 106, near Ridgeway, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°18′42″N 80°57′23″W / 34.31167°N 80.95639°W / 34.31167; -80.95639Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 80°57′23″W / 34.31167°N 80.95639°W / 34.31167; -80.95639
Built 1854, 1920 (brick veneer exterior added)
Architect The Rev. John Dewitt McCollough
Architectural style 1854 Carpenter Gothic; 1920 Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 71000778[1]
Added to NRHP May 06, 1971

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building located northeast of Ridgeway, South Carolina, on County Road 106.[2] Built of wood in 1854 in the Carpenter Gothic style, it was designed by the Rev. John Dewitt McCollough, who later became its rector. The exterior was painted a maroon color. In 1920, its exterior wood was covered by brick veneer, so that it appears today as a brick Gothic Revival style building on the outside while the interior retains its Carpenter Gothic features. A wing was added in the 1940s to create space for a parish hall and Sunday school.[3]

On May 6, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History of parish

St. Stephen's was founded in 1839 as a chapel of ease for St. John's Parish, Fairfield, and remained such until 1889 when it became a separate parish. Among its early rectors was the Rev. William Porcher DuBose, who served from 1865-1868.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Fairfield County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 106, Ridgeway)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 Hornsby, Ben F., Historic Resources Coordinator I for South Carolina Department of Archives and History, NRHP Inventory - Nomination Form for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church


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