Concord Presbyterian Church (South Carolina)

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Concord Presbyterian Church
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LocationU.S. Route 321, near Winnsboro, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°31′27″N81°10′10″W / 34.52417°N 81.16944°W / 34.52417; -81.16944 Coordinates: 34°31′27″N81°10′10″W / 34.52417°N 81.16944°W / 34.52417; -81.16944
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1818
MPS Fairfield County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000598 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1984

Concord Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1818, and is a one-story, brick, gable-roofed building with a meeting house floor plan. It has a small, rectangular, gable-roofed rear extension and sits on a granite foundation. Also on the property is a cemetery with a cast-iron fence and gates. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Willet. "Concord Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Concord Presbyterian Church, Fairfield County (U.S. Hwy. 321, Woodward vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.