National Historic Landmark · St. Stephens, South Carolina

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Historic church in South Carolina, United States in St. Stephens, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
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What it is

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

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 196 Brick Church Circle in St. Stephen, South Carolina. Built in the 1760s, it is one of a handful of surviving 18th-century brick parish churches in the state, with a number of architectural features not found on any other of the period. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressOn SC 45, St. Stephens, SC
CountyBerkeley County
ListedApr 15, 1970
Reference number70000570
Type of placechurch building
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressOn SC 45, St. Stephens, SC
Websiteststephensepiscopalchurchsc.com
Coordinates33.40531, -79.91655 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCharles Pinckney National Historic Site · 39 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBuck Hall Recreation Area 33 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000570. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.