Lancaster Presbyterian Church Explained

Lancaster Presbyterian Church
Location:	W. Gay St., Lancaster, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.7172°N -80.7736°W
Built:	1860-1862
Architect:	Retting, Sidney
Architecture:	Gothic Revival, Early Gothic Revival
Added:	December 16, 1977
Refnum:	77001228

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.^{[1] [2]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNulty . Kappy . Robert E. Libbey . Lancaster Presbyterian Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 28, 1977 . pdf . 22 July 2012.
2. Web site: Lancaster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County (W. Gay St., Lancaster) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 22 July 2012.