The Church of the Holy Apostles is an historic Carpenter Gothic Former-Episcopal church located at 1706 Hagood Avenue in Barnwell, South Carolina.[2][3] On April 13, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal.[1]
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| Location | 1706 Hagood Avenue Barnwell, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°14′23″N 81°21′49.01″W / 33.23972°N 81.3636139°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Barbot & Seyle |
| Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001188[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
History
editThe Church of the Holy Apostles was organized on November 18, 1848. The church was built in 1856 and dedicated on March 11, 1857, The cemetery adjacent to the church dates from the same time.[4] Burials include Johnson Hagood, a confederate general in the Second Battle of Fort Wagner where Robert Gould Shaw was killed leading the all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment, a defeat portrayed in the 1989 film Glory.
Current use
editThe Church of the Holy Apostles is still an active parish in the Anglican Church in North America's Diocese of South Carolina. The Rev. William "Bill" Clarkson is the current rector.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hornsby, Ben F. (July 12, 1971). "Church of the Holy Apostles, Anglican" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Church of the Holy Apostles, Barnwell County (1706 Hagood Ave., Barnwell)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Church of the Holy Apostles history Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diocese of South Carolina church directory Archived 2008-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Official website
- National Register listings for Barnwell County
- Church of the Holy Apostles history[permanent dead link]
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal
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