Episcopal Church of the Nativity (Union, South Carolina)

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Episcopal Church of the Nativity
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LocationChurch and Pinckney Sts., Union, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°42′31″N81°37′14″W / 34.70861°N 81.62056°W / 34.70861; -81.62056 Coordinates: 34°42′31″N81°37′14″W / 34.70861°N 81.62056°W / 34.70861; -81.62056
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1855
Architectural styleGothic Church
NRHP reference No. 74001881 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1974

Episcopal Church of the Nativity is a historic Episcopal church located at Church and Pinckney Streets in Union, Union County, South Carolina. Construction was started in 1855, but was interrupted by the American Civil War and completed shortly thereafter. The building is a stone Gothic Revival-style church and features a Tiffany stained glass chancel triplet window. [2] [3] Hiram Powers, an American sculptor, carved the octagonal white Carrara marble font that stands in the nave of the church. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Fant, Robert G.; Betty Myers (January 18, 1974). "Episcopal Church of the Nativity" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Union County (Church & Pinckney Sts., Union)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 16 September 2012.