Bethlehem Baptist Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)

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Bethlehem Baptist Church
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LocationWall and Gilmore Sts., Barnwell, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°14′44″N81°21′55″W / 33.24556°N 81.36528°W / 33.24556; -81.36528
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1898
Architectural styleEclectic
NRHP reference No. 79002374 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1979

Bethlehem Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at Wall and Gilmore Streets in Barnwell, South Carolina. [2] [3]

The Eclectic style building was constructed in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Barovsky, Michele; Lottie B. Givens; Magaret Marion (April 30, 1979). "Bethlehem Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. "Bethlehem Baptist Church, Barnwell County (Wall and Gilmore Sts., Barnwell)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 6 June 2012.