Lancaster Presbyterian Church

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Lancaster Presbyterian Church
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Lancaster Presbyterian Church, July 2012
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Location W. Gay St., Lancaster, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°43′2″N80°46′25″W / 34.71722°N 80.77361°W / 34.71722; -80.77361 Coordinates: 34°43′2″N80°46′25″W / 34.71722°N 80.77361°W / 34.71722; -80.77361
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1860-1862
Architect Retting,Sidney
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Early Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 77001228 [1]
Added to NRHP December 16, 1977

Lancaster Presbyterian Church, also known as The Old Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, is a historic Presbyterian church on W. Gay Street in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was built in 1860-1862 and is a brick, Basilican plan church. The interior walls are stuccoed and scored to resemble stone. It is thought to have been the first brick church in Lancaster County. It was purchased in 1976 by the Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation, Inc. [2] [3]

Presbyterianism Branch of Protestant Christianity in which the church is governed by presbyters (elders)

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism, which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland.

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

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Lancaster, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 9,134 but due to South Carolina's strict annexation laws its actual population is well over twenty thousand people. The city was named after the famous House of Lancaster.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. McNulty, Kappy; Robert E. Libbey (February 28, 1977). "Lancaster Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. "Lancaster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County (W. Gay St., Lancaster)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.