McBee Methodist Church explained

McBee Methodist Church
Location:	Conestee, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.7667°N -82.3528°W
Built:	1842
Architect:	John Adams
Architecture:	Octagon Mode
Added:	March 23, 1972
Refnum:	72001212

McBee Methodist Church, also known as McBee Chapel, is an octagonal, brick, United Methodist church building on Main Street in Conestee, Greenville County, South Carolina. Built in 1856,^[1] it was designed by millwright John Adams and named for Vardry McBee (1775–1864), the "Father of Greenville," whose son donated the money to build it. The church was built with a balcony used by slaves. When the balcony was removed sometime following the Civil War, its separate door, to the left of the main entrance, was converted into another window.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1972.

External links

• Waymarking page for McBee Chapel
• McBee Chapel Historical Marker
• McBee Chapel in Braymer Missouri started by family members

Notes and References

1. http://lakeconesteenaturepark.com/history/ Lake Conestee Park website.
2. Web site: Weidner, Jr. . Thomas M. . Linda Lake. McBee Methodist Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1971 . pdf . 8 July 2012.
3. Web site: McBee Methodist Church, Greenville County (Main St., Conestee) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 8 July 2012.
4. http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/McBee_Family.html University of North Carolina Library: Inventory of the McBee Family Papers, 1754–1937