St. Paul's Methodist Church (Little Rock, South Carolina)

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St. Paul's Methodist Church
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LocationOff SC 9, Little Rock, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°28′38″N79°24′8″W / 34.47722°N 79.40222°W / 34.47722; -79.40222 Coordinates: 34°28′38″N79°24′8″W / 34.47722°N 79.40222°W / 34.47722; -79.40222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1871
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 77001220 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1977

St. Paul's Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church off SC 9 in Little Rock, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was built about 1871, and is constructed of heart pine weatherboarding in a transitional Italianate Victorian vernacular style. A bell tower with octagonal steeple dominates the exterior of the church. Surrounding the church is the cemetery where many early church members are buried. [2] [3]

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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. Hendrix, Kathy; John C. Henagan (October 6, 1975). "St. Paul's Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "St. Paul's Methodist Church, Dillon County (SC Hwy. 9, Little Rock)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.