Mizpah Methodist Church Explained

Mizpah Methodist Church
Location:	Junction of U.S. Route 301 and S-5-31, near Olar, South Carolina
Coordinates:	33.1186°N -81.1803°W
Built:	1856
Architecture:	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Added:	December 13, 2000
Refnum:	00001531

Mizpah Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located near Olar, Bamberg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a frame church sheathed in weatherboard and includes Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural elements. Surrounding the church is the church cemetery, which contains gravestones and iron Maltese cross markers for a number of Confederate veterans.^{[1] [2]}

It was built in 1856 and added to the National Register in 2000.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chandler . Andrew W. . Betty Jane Miller . Mizpah Methodist Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 30, 2000 . pdf . 6 June 2012.
2. Web site: Mizpah Methodist Church, Bamberg County (Int. of U.S. Hwy. 301 & State Rd. 31, Olar vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 6 June 2012.