St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Bradford Springs, South Carolina)


St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Bradford Springs
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Dalzell, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°6′13″N 80°25′33″W / 34.10361°N 80.42583°W / 34.10361; -80.42583Coordinates: 34°6′13″N 80°25′33″W / 34.10361°N 80.42583°W / 34.10361; -80.42583
Area	3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1840
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	96000406^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1996

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church in the High Hills of Santee antebellum summer resort community of Bradford Springs in Lee County, South Carolina.^[2]^[3] Built in 1840 in what was then part of Sumter County, it is an early example of the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture. It is located about six miles north of Dalzell. On April 17, 1996, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

History

St. Philip's Episcopal Church, built in 1840, is an early example of the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture. It is unusual among such churches in featuring a pointed arch window in its front gable rather than the customary circular rose window.^[2]

Cemetery

St. Philip's Cemetery is included in the historic place designation. Buried there is the Rev. Charles Pinckney Elliott, the first rector of the church.^[2]

Current use

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is no longer an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, but is maintained by local descendants of the original members with assistance from the diocese.^[2]^[4]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 Richardson, Katherine H. (March 30, 1995). "St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Bradford Springs" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
↑ "St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Lee County (Bradford Springs, Bradford Springs Rd., Dalzell vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
↑ Diocese of South Carolina church directory

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

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